Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
679 WWUS84 KMEG 100007 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 707 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 MSZ015-016-100045- Pontotoc MS-Lee MS- 707 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL PONTOTOC AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT... At 707 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Furrs, or over Trace State Park, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel 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. Locations impacted include... Tupelo, Trace State Park, Saltillo, Furrs, Chesterville, Beech Springs, Skyline, Belden, Indian Hills, Flowerdale, and Bissell. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern Mississippi. && LAT...LON 3422 8890 3428 8895 3439 8866 3425 8858 TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 251DEG 26KT 3426 8885 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ Schlessiger