Special Weather Statement 12/27/2024 00:52 for Mississippi areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued December 27 at 2:52AM CST by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
December 27, 2024 - 12:52am
Expires: 
December 27, 2024 - 1:30am
Description: 
At 252 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Brownsville to Clinton to near Byram. Movement was northeast at 50 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... Jackson and Pocahontas around 255 AM CST. Flowood, Annandale, Richland, and Ridgeland around 300 AM CST. Madison, Gluckstadt, and Pearl around 305 AM CST. Canton around 310 AM CST.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Madison; Hinds; Rankin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS