


Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
654 WWUS54 KJAN 182118 SVSJAN Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 418 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 MSC029-049-182130- /O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0457.000000T0000Z-250818T2130Z/ Hinds MS-Copiah MS- 418 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN HINDS AND NORTHWESTERN COPIAH COUNTIES... At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carpenter, or 14 miles west of Crystal Springs, moving southwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Hinds and northwestern Copiah Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3198 9072 3209 9072 3221 9063 3218 9042 3183 9051 TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 038DEG 17KT 3201 9061 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 86