Special Weather Statement
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
941 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

MSZ077-083-084-086-087-171545-
Southern Harrison MS-Northern Hancock MS-Southern Hancock MS-
Pearl River MS-Northern Harrison MS-
941 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
HARRISON, NORTHERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN PEARL RIVER COUNTIES
THROUGH 1045 AM CDT
...

At 941 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Kiln, or 8 miles north of Diamondhead, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Picayune, Diamondhead, Saucier, Kiln, and Lyman.

This includes the following Interstates...
 Interstate 10 in Mississippi between mile markers 20 and 21.
 Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 1 and 6.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3096 8934 3065 8934 3065 8925 3068 8924
      3068 8922 3067 8897 3039 8930 3047 8970
      3096 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1441Z 212DEG 17KT 3051 8935

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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