Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
860 WWUS84 KMEG 171759 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1259 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 MOZ115-TNZ001-002-019-020-048-050-051-171830- Pemiscot MO-Lake TN-Crockett TN-Lauderdale TN-Obion TN-Dyer TN- Haywood TN-Gibson TN- 1259 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PEMISCOT... CROCKETT...DYER...GIBSON...OBION...NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE... NORTHEASTERN HAYWOOD AND LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT... At 1259 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Portageville to near Alamo. Movement was north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Dyersburg, Caruthersville, Trenton, Portageville, Hayti, Reelfoot Lake State Park, Tiptonville, Newbern, Alamo, Bells, Dyer, Halls, Ridgely, Troy, Kenton, Rutherford, Obion, Hayti Heights, Wardell, and Clayton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3651 8923 3620 8894 3612 8882 3567 8902 3568 8906 3569 8907 3558 8908 3630 8992 3639 8989 3639 8975 3643 8973 3641 8960 3634 8954 3638 8951 3642 8955 3650 8954 3650 8949 3646 8947 3650 8942 TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 195DEG 25KT 3641 8973 3581 8909 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DNM