Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
200 WWUS84 KMEG 261552 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1052 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 MSZ002-013-261630- Lafayette MS-Marshall MS- 1052 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM CDT... At 1052 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Laws Hill, or 9 miles southwest of Wall Doxey State Park, moving east at 15 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... Wall Doxey State Park, Bethlehem, Cambridge, Harmontown, Laws Hill, Potts Camp, Abbeville, Malone, Blackwater, Waterford, Burt, Lake Center, Spraggins, Waites, and Galena. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3445 8965 3457 8967 3463 8967 3473 8930 3459 8930 3458 8928 3444 8928 TIME...MOT...LOC 1552Z 261DEG 14KT 3456 8958 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DNM