WWUS84 KJAN 192236
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
536 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
 
MSZ049-050-056-192330-
Scott MS-Smith MS-Rankin MS-
536 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RANKIN...NORTHWESTERN SMITH AND
WESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...

At 536 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Puckett, or 7 miles north of Mendenhall, moving
north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Puckett, Johns, and Cato around 540 PM CDT.
  Polkville around 550 PM CDT.
  Pelahatchie around 555 PM CDT.
  Leesburg, Pisgah, and Branch around 610 PM CDT.
  Fannin and Goshen Springs around 615 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3205 8965 3205 9005 3239 9008 3240 9007
      3242 9007 3254 8990 3254 8953
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 181DEG 32KT 3206 8983 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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