{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.1b5cfa4de71031e7de77e057b76ceadcdeb9a70f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 5:21PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.1b5cfa4de71031e7de77e057b76ceadcdeb9a70f.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Jackson MS"},"word_count":174,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 5:21PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Madison; Rankin\n**Issued by:** NWS Jackson MS\n**Sent:** 2026-09-12T17:21:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-12T17:21:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-12T18:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong\nthunderstorms near Goshen Springs, or 7 miles east of Canton, moving\nsouth at 15 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nJackson, Pearl, Brandon, Flowood, Pelahatchie, Leesburg, Pisgah,\nGoshen Springs, and Fannin.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nIf on or near Ross Barnett Reservoir, get out of the water and move\nindoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to\n10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you\nare close enough to be struck by lightning. Boats could be damaged\nor overturned in high winds and suddenly higher waves. Move to safe\nshelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm."}