Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
012 WWUS84 KMEG 171726 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1226 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ARZ028-TNZ001-002-019>021-048-050>052-171800- Mississippi AR-Carroll TN-Lake TN-Madison TN-Crockett TN- Lauderdale TN-Obion TN-Dyer TN-Haywood TN-Gibson TN- 1226 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI... CROCKETT...DYER...GIBSON...SOUTHWESTERN OBION...NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE...SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL...CENTRAL HAYWOOD...NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM CDT... At 1225 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Heloise to 6 miles north of Hillville. Movement was northeast at 35 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... Jackson, Dyersburg, Brownsville, Humboldt, Ripley, Milan, Trenton, Fairview, Newbern, Alamo, Bells, Dyer, Halls, Ridgely, Three Way, Rutherford, Obion, Chestnut Bluff, Bradleytown, and Unionville. 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 3583 8857 3544 8913 3593 8977 3641 8935 TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 222DEG 31KT 3593 8965 3555 8914 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DNM