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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
702 WWUS84 KMEG 092252 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 552 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 MSZ016-017-024-092315- Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS- 552 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA... SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT... At 552 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Evergreen, or 7 miles south of Tombigbee State Park, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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... Amory, Shannon, Smithville, New Salem, Evergreen, Nettleton, Bigbee, Cardsville, Jacinto, and Richmond. 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 3408 8871 3423 8861 3417 8829 3398 8846 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 292DEG 23KT 3413 8859 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ Schlessiger