Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
007 WWUS84 KMEG 092259 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 559 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 MSZ014>016-092330- Pontotoc MS-Union MS-Lee MS- 559 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN UNION... NORTHEASTERN PONTOTOC AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT... At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Trace State Park, moving east at 30 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... Tupelo, Tombigbee State Park, Saltillo, Guntown, Pratts Friendship, Sherman, Blue Springs, Beech Springs, Skyline, Endville, Chapelville, Belden, Birmingham, Chesterville, Frog Island, Indian Hills, and Flowerdale. 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 3430 8896 3440 8891 3446 8857 3423 8860 TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 270DEG 25KT 3432 8884 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Schlessiger