Mississippi Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/20/2026 15:58

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 5:58PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 20, 2026 - 3:58pm
Expires: 
August 20, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
At 558 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Moss, or 10 miles north of Laurel, moving east at 15 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... Quitman, Stonewall, Heidelberg, Enterprise, Shubuta, De Soto, Pachuta, Crandall, Paulding, Moss, Stringer, Goodwater, Rose Hill, Turnerville, Orange, Snell, Vernon, Stafford Springs, Barnett, and Sable.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Lauderdale; Jasper; Clarke; Jones
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov