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WWUS84 KMEG 242045
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
345 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

MSZ015-016-022>024-242115-
Pontotoc MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Calhoun MS-Chickasaw MS-
345 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHICKASAW...EASTERN CALHOUN...
SOUTHEASTERN PONTOTOC...SOUTHWESTERN LEE AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE
COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CDT...

At 345 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Troy, or 9 miles south of Pontotoc, moving east at 30 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...
Tupelo, Pontotoc, Houston, Verona, Okolona, Trace State Park, Bruce,
Shannon, Vardaman, Derma, Pittsboro, Pyland, New Wren, Troy, Furrs,
Houlka, Sherman, New Houlka, Algoma, and Robbs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3404 8942 3440 8877 3393 8857 3377 8923
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 248DEG 27KT 3411 8897

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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AEH