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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:14 PM May. 2, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN HOLMES...SOUTHWESTERN ATTALA...NORTHEASTERN YAZOO AND NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT... At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Coxburg to near Vaughan. Movement was east 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Vaughan and Ebenezer around 520 PM CDT. Pickens around 525 PM CDT. Franklin around 535 PM CDT. Goodman around 540 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for central Mississippi. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:15 PM May. 2, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 211 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 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 9 PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS WEST CARROLL IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 33 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ATTALA CHOCTAW COPIAH HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS LEAKE MADISON RANKIN SCOTT YAZOO IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI KEMPER NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE WINSTON IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CARROLL GRENADA LEFLORE MONTGOMERY WEBSTER IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI CLAY LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI BOLIVAR SUNFLOWER WASHINGTON IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ADAMS CLAIBORNE JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKERMAN, ANGUILLA, BASTROP, BELZONI, BRANDON, BROOKSVILLE, CANTON, CARROLLTON, CARTHAGE, CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, CONEHATTA, CROSSETT, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, DE KALB, DECATUR, DELHI, DERMOTT, DURANT, EPPS, EUDORA, EUPORA, FAYETTE, FERRIDAY, FOREST, GOODMAN, GREENVILLE, GREENWOOD, GRENADA, HAMBURG, HARRISONBURG, HAZLEHURST, INDIANOLA, ISOLA, JACKSON, JONESVILLE, KOSCIUSKO, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LAKE VILLAGE, LEXINGTON, LOUISVILLE, MACON, MADISON, MATHISTON, MAYERSVILLE, MORTON, NATCHEZ, NEWELLTON, NEWTON, NORTH CARROLLTON, NORTH CROSSETT, OAK GROVE, PEARL, PEARL RIVER, PHILADELPHIA, PICKENS, PORT GIBSON, RAYVILLE, RICHLAND, RIDGELAND, ROLLING FORK, RULEVILLE, SCOOBA, ST. JOSEPH, STARKVILLE, TALLULAH, TCHULA, UNION, VAIDEN, VICKSBURG, VIDALIA, WATERPROOF, WEIR, WESSON, WEST CROSSETT, WEST FERRIDAY, WEST POINT, WINNSBORO, WINONA, AND YAZOO CITY.
River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:41 PM May. 2, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Yazoo River at Yazoo City. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Minor flooding of mostly agricultural land is occurring outside the levee protection system. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 31.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to continue a slow fall. - Flood stage is 29.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sat Sun Mon Yazoo River Yazoo City 29.0 31.9 Fri 9 am CDT 31.7 31.6 31.4 &&
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