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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
442 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

MSZ013>015-222215-
Lafayette MS-Pontotoc MS-Union MS-
442 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LAFAYETTE...SOUTHWESTERN UNION
AND NORTHWESTERN PONTOTOC COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM CDT...

At 441 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oxford, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Oxford, Water Valley, Holly Springs National Forest, Springdale,
Burgess, Cambridge, Tula, Denmark, Pinedale, Etta, Paris, Thaxton,
Taylor, Toccopola, Altus, Keel, Esperanza, Delay, College Hill
Station, and College Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
northeastern and northwestern Mississippi.

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LAT...LON 3419 8951 3419 8967 3446 8969 3450 8926
      3450 8924 3451 8917 3419 8913 3418 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 270DEG 19KT 3436 8953

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

JPR