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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
517 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

MSZ003>005-242245-
Tippah MS-Benton MS-Alcorn MS-
517 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL TIPPAH...NORTHEASTERN
BENTON AND NORTHWESTERN ALCORN COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 517 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gravestown, or 12 miles west of Ripley, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Ripley, Canaan, Gravestown, Walnut, Ashland, Falkner, Chalybeate,
Murry, Brody, Spring Hill, New Canaan, Brownfield, Whitten Town,
Hamilton, Peoples, Bethel, and Tiplersville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3466 8889 3473 8927 3499 8911 3499 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 273DEG 24KT 3480 8914

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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