Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
423 WWUS84 KMEG 270702 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 202 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024 MSZ002>004-270730- Tippah MS-Marshall MS-Benton MS- 202 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARSHALL...SOUTHWESTERN TIPPAH AND BENTON COUNTIES THROUGH 230 AM CDT... At 202 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Holly Springs, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Holly Springs, Wall Doxey State Park, Lamar, Blue Mountain, Snow Lake Shores, Mt Pleasant, Gravestown, Red Banks, Slayden, Marianna, Hickory Flat, Ashland, Potts Camp, Waterford, Spring Hill, Higdon, Gilton, Lake Center, Whitten Town, and Galena. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern and northwestern Mississippi...and west Tennessee. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for northeastern Mississippi. && LAT...LON 3460 8907 3460 8924 3459 8925 3466 8967 3469 8967 3500 8949 3500 8947 3489 8893 TIME...MOT...LOC 0702Z 276DEG 40KT 3481 8946 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ AEH