Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
283 WWUS84 KMEG 261658 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1158 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 MSZ003>005-014-TNZ090-261730- Tippah MS-Union MS-Benton MS-Alcorn MS-Hardeman TN- 1158 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN UNION...TIPPAH... CENTRAL BENTON...WEST CENTRAL ALCORN AND SOUTH CENTRAL HARDEMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM CDT... At 1158 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gravestown, or 10 miles west of Ripley, moving northeast at 35 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... Ripley, Blue Mountain, Gravestown, Walnut, Hickory Flat, Ashland, Falkner, Myrtle, Chalybeate, Murry, Spring Hill, Old Myrtle, Brownfield, Whitten Town, Pine Grove, Hamilton, Peoples, Bethel, and Tiplersville. 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 3451 8911 3469 8930 3471 8930 3506 8893 3487 8870 TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 226DEG 31KT 3473 8912 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DNM