Special Weather Statement 05/17/2025 03:02 for Mississippi areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 17 at 5:02AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 17, 2025 - 3:02am
Expires: 
May 17, 2025 - 4:00am
Description: 
At 502 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Craig Springs, or 11 miles south of Starkville, moving east at 50 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... Oktoc around 505 AM CDT. Crawford around 510 AM CDT. Brooksville around 515 AM CDT. Deerbrook around 520 AM CDT. Bigbee Valley around 530 AM CDT. Prairie Point around 535 AM CDT.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for central, northeastern and east central Mississippi.
Area Description: 
Clay; Lowndes; Choctaw; Oktibbeha; Winston; Noxubee
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS