Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
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508 WWUS84 KMEG 181934 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 234 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 MSZ023-024-182000- Monroe MS-Chickasaw MS- 234 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHICKASAW AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM CDT... At 233 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Okolona, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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, Aberdeen, Okolona, Smithville, New Wren, Hatley, Becker, Quincy, Van Vleet, Egypt, Wren, Bigbee, Buena Vista, and Parham. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3385 8894 3403 8894 3408 8834 3381 8834 TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 268DEG 39KT 3394 8885 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ ARS