Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
532 WWUS84 KMEG 242012 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 312 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 MSZ015-022-023-242045- Pontotoc MS-Calhoun MS-Chickasaw MS- 312 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHICKASAW...CALHOUN AND SOUTHWESTERN PONTOTOC COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM CDT... At 312 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pittsboro, or 18 miles west of Houston, moving east at 45 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... Houston, Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma, Pittsboro, Slate Springs, Sabougla, Pyland, Houlka, New Houlka, Big Creek, Robbs, Thorn, Reid, Loyd, Ellard, Pannell, Thelma, and Retreat. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3399 8951 3412 8928 3412 8925 3414 8925 3420 8912 3386 8889 3372 8951 TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 252DEG 38KT 3392 8933 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AEH