Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
033 WWUS84 KMEG 092338 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 638 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 MSZ016-017-024-100015- Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS- 638 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA... SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT... At 637 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Smithville, or near Amory, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea 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... Amory, Smithville, Evergreen, Nettleton, Hatley, Gattman, Sipsey Fork, Quincy, Turon, Splunge, Bigbee, Parham, Richmond, and Jacinto. 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 3386 8823 3403 8864 3420 8859 3410 8820 TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 289DEG 32KT 3405 8844 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ Schlessiger