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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:18 AM Sep. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN FORREST AND SOUTH CENTRAL JONES COUNTIES... At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sunrise, or over Petal, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe storm will be near... Hattiesburg around 725 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:42 PM Sep. 21, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FORREST AND SOUTHWESTERN JONES COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM CDT... At 641 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Moselle, or 7 miles south of Ellisville, moving southwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Hattiesburg, Moselle, Eastabuchie, and Macedonia around 645 PM CDT. Petal around 650 PM CDT. Rawls Springs around 655 PM CDT. Sunrise around 700 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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