Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
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763 WWUS84 KMEG 270913 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 413 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024 MSZ003>005-009-014-270945- Tippah MS-Union MS-Benton MS-Alcorn MS-Prentiss MS- 413 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN UNION...TIPPAH... SOUTHEASTERN BENTON...NORTHWESTERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHWESTERN ALCORN COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CDT... At 413 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Blue Mountain, or 12 miles southwest of Ripley, moving east at 45 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... Booneville, Ripley, Blue Mountain, Jumpertown, Gravestown, Hickory Flat, Myrtle, Dumas, Cotton Plant, Murry, Hightown, Spring Hill, Collinstown, Crumtown, Blackland, Clarysville, Whitten Town, Pine Grove, Peoples, and Locum. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for northeastern Mississippi. && LAT...LON 3454 8920 3472 8926 3489 8868 3462 8860 TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 255DEG 40KT 3466 8915 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ ARS