Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
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394 WWUS84 KMEG 091027 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 527 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 MSZ003>005-009-014-016-017-TNZ090-091-091100- Itawamba MS-Tippah MS-Union MS-Benton MS-Lee MS-Alcorn MS- Prentiss MS-Hardeman TN-McNairy TN- 527 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT UNION...NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA... NORTHERN LEE...TIPPAH...EASTERN BENTON...WESTERN PRENTISS...ALCORN... SOUTHEASTERN HARDEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN MCNAIRY COUNTIES THROUGH 600 AM CDT... At 527 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ripley, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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... Corinth, Booneville, New Albany, Ripley, Baldwyn, Big Hill Pond State Park, Saltillo, Guntown, Blue Mountain, Jumpertown, Thrashers, Keownville, Theo, Pratts Friendship, Pocahontas, Hinkle, Wheeler, Etta, Gravestown, and Blair. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for northeastern Mississippi...and west Tennessee. && LAT...LON 3443 8921 3512 8905 3511 8846 3439 8849 TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 269DEG 33KT 3473 8898 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ KRM