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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
502 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
 

MSZ030>033-038-039-171100-
Lowndes MS-Oktibbeha MS-Winston MS-Noxubee MS-Clay MS-Choctaw MS-
502 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CHOCTAW...NORTHERN
NOXUBEE...OKTIBBEHA...NORTHERN WINSTON...SOUTHERN CLAY AND LOWNDES
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 AM CDT...

At 502 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Craig Springs, or 11 miles south of Starkville, moving east at 50
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Oktoc around 505 AM CDT.
  Crawford around 510 AM CDT.
  Brooksville around 515 AM CDT.
  Deerbrook around 520 AM CDT.
  Bigbee Valley around 530 AM CDT.
  Prairie Point around 535 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for
central, northeastern and east central Mississippi.

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LAT...LON 3308 8833 3311 8922 3336 8919 3358 8895
      3357 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 1002Z 274DEG 44KT 3329 8887 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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