Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
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742 WWUS84 KMEG 241321 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 821 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 MSZ002>006-009-014-016-017-TNZ053-089>092-241345- Itawamba MS-Tippah MS-Marshall MS-Benton MS-Alcorn MS-Prentiss MS- Tishomingo MS-Union MS-Lee MS-Fayette TN-Chester TN-Hardin TN- Hardeman TN-McNairy TN- 821 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN UNION...NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA...NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL...NORTHERN LEE...TISHOMINGO... ALCORN...TIPPAH...BENTON...PRENTISS...SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE... HARDEMAN...SOUTHERN HARDIN...SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES THROUGH 845 AM CDT... At 820 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pickwick Landing State Park to near Blue Mountain. Movement was northeast at 20 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, Savannah, Bolivar, Ripley, Selmer, Baldwyn, Iuka, Pickwick Landing State Park, J P Coleman State Park, Big Hill Pond State Park, Lamar, Saltillo, Whiteville, Adamsville, Guntown, Mantachie, Burnsville, and Blue Mountain. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3501 8820 3492 8815 3489 8810 3467 8813 3425 8851 3454 8916 3501 8954 3535 8916 3532 8841 3512 8798 3501 8799 TIME...MOT...LOC 1320Z 244DEG 16KT 3504 8819 3463 8898 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ CAD