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WWUS84 KMEG 261626
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1126 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

MSZ002>004-013-014-261700-
Lafayette MS-Tippah MS-Marshall MS-Union MS-Benton MS-
1126 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...
NORTHWESTERN UNION...SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL...SOUTHWESTERN TIPPAH AND
SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTIES THROUGH NOON CDT...

At 1126 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bethlehem, or 12 miles southeast of Wall Doxey State Park, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Ripley, Blue Mountain, Bethlehem, Gravestown, Hickory Flat, Potts
Camp, Myrtle, Cotton Plant, Winborn, Spring Hill, Old Myrtle, Burt,
Clarysville, Whitten Town, Pine Grove, Cornersville, and Bethel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3443 8928 3457 8942 3485 8914 3465 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 228DEG 19KT 3455 8929

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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