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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1151 PM CST Sat Feb 15 2025

MSZ064>066-072>074-160630-
Jones MS-Jefferson Davis MS-Covington MS-Lamar MS-Marion MS-
Forrest MS-
1151 PM CST Sat Feb 15 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARION...NORTHWESTERN FORREST...
SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON...LAMAR...SOUTHWESTERN JONES AND SOUTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CST...

At 1151 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Bassfield to near Kokomo. Movement was east at
55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Melba, Improve, Columbia, and Bunker Hill around 1155 PM CST.
  Sumrall around 1200 AM CST.
  Sanford around 1205 AM CST.
  Hattiesburg around 1210 AM CST.
  Rawls Springs, West Hattiesburg, Eastabuchie, Oak Grove, and
  Moselle around 1215 AM CST.
  Pine Ridge around 1220 AM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for south central
and southeastern Mississippi.

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LAT...LON 3107 8984 3107 8992 3113 8994 3113 8998
      3116 9001 3118 9001 3118 9003 3124 9003
      3152 8974 3151 8913 3100 8957 3100 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 272DEG 47KT 3147 8973 3122 8998

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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