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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 7:39 PM May. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LEAKE...SOUTHWESTERN HOLMES...NORTHEASTERN RANKIN...NORTHWESTERN SCOTT...CENTRAL YAZOO AND EASTERN MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM CDT... At 239 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of Louise to near Benton to near Pisgah. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Canton, Yazoo City, Pickens, Benton, Lena, Eden, Coxburg, Camden, Ebenezer, Leesburg, Farmhaven, Vaughan, Goshen Springs, Tolarville, Ludlow, Cameron, Sharon, Way, Thornton, and Pisgah. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for central Mississippi. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:48 PM May. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 241 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS ASHLEY CHICOT IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA EAST CARROLL MADISON MOREHOUSE RICHLAND WEST CARROLL IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ATTALA COPIAH HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS LEAKE MADISON RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH YAZOO IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI WASHINGTON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LINCOLN MARION IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COVINGTON IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CLAIBORNE IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANGUILLA, BASSFIELD, BASTROP, BELZONI, BRANDON, BROOKHAVEN, CANTON, CARTHAGE, COLLINS, COLUMBIA, CROSSETT, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, DELHI, DERMOTT, DURANT, EPPS, EUDORA, FOREST, GOODMAN, GREENVILLE, HAMBURG, HAZLEHURST, ISOLA, JACKSON, KOSCIUSKO, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LAKE VILLAGE, LEXINGTON, MADISON, MAGEE, MAYERSVILLE, MENDENHALL, MONTICELLO, MORTON, MOUNT OLIVE, NEW HEBRON, NORTH CROSSETT, OAK GROVE, PEARL, PICKENS, PORT GIBSON, PRENTISS, RALEIGH, RAYVILLE, RICHLAND, RIDGELAND, ROLLING FORK, TALLULAH, TAYLORSVILLE, TCHULA, VICKSBURG, WESSON, WEST CROSSETT, AND YAZOO CITY.
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