Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
416 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024

MSZ017-023-024-270945-
Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-Chickasaw MS-
416 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHICKASAW...
SOUTHERN ITAWAMBA AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CDT...

At 416 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Okolona, moving east at 45 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...
Amory, Okolona, Smithville, New Wren, New Salem, Nettleton, Hatley,
Becker, Cardsville, Turon, Egypt, Splunge, Wren, Bigbee, Parham, and
Cadamy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3396 8822 3386 8876 3403 8882 3409 8862
      3409 8855 3412 8854 3423 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 0916Z 253DEG 55KT 3397 8871

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

$$

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