Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
865 WWUS84 KMEG 241952 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 252 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 MSZ015-016-242030- Pontotoc MS-Lee MS- 252 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PONTOTOC AND WEST CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM CDT... At 252 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pontotoc, moving east at 30 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... Tupelo, Pontotoc, Verona, Trace State Park, Saltillo, Plantersville, Furrs, Randolph, Algoma, Toccopola, Nixon, Beech Springs, Endville, Belden, Chiwapa, Palmetto, Bissell, Chesterville, Indian Hills, and Flowerdale. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3427 8924 3437 8868 3419 8864 3417 8925 TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 260DEG 28KT 3420 8903 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AEH