Mississippi Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/05/2026 12:11

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 2:11PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 12:11pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
At 211 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Pearl River, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Philadelphia, Louisville, Carthage, Pearl River, Union, Walnut Grove, Hillsboro, Redwater, Tucker, Standing Pine, Noxapater, Sebastopol, Harperville, Lena, Preston, Neshoba, Burnside, Forestdale, Stallo, and Nanih Waiya.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Winston; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Scott; Newton
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS