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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
651 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

MSZ015-016-023-024-100015-
Pontotoc MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Chickasaw MS-
651 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHICKASAW...
SOUTHEASTERN PONTOTOC...SOUTHERN LEE AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES
THROUGH 715 PM CDT...

At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Troy, or 7 miles southwest of Verona, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea 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, Verona, Okolona, Shannon, Furrs, New Wren, Troy, Nettleton,
Palmetto, Leotis, Old Union, and George P Cossar State Park.

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 8899 3424 8887 3417 8855 3391 8862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 289DEG 49KT 3413 8882

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

$$

Schlessiger