Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
274 WWUS84 KMEG 100045 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 745 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 MSZ016-017-100115- Itawamba MS-Lee MS- 745 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ITAWAMBA AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM CDT... At 744 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Saltillo, or near Tupelo, moving east at 20 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, Fulton, Saltillo, Guntown, Mantachie, Tremont, Sandy Springs, Fairview, Pratts Friendship, Clay, Beech Springs, Skyline, Eastman, Chapelville, Mooreville, Eggville, Kirkville, Frog Island, Unity, and Bounds Crossroads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern Mississippi. && LAT...LON 3425 8818 3424 8819 3425 8876 3443 8877 3447 8847 3446 8816 TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 264DEG 19KT 3435 8873 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Sirmon