Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
405 WWUS84 KMEG 100126 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 826 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 MSZ006-009-017-100200- Itawamba MS-Tishomingo MS-Prentiss MS- 826 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ITAWAMBA...SOUTH CENTRAL TISHOMINGO AND SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM CDT... At 825 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pratts Friendship, or 9 miles southeast of Baldwyn, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel 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... Belmont, Mantachie, Fairview, Sandy Springs, Marietta, Golden, Eastman, Moores Mill, Bounds Crossroads, and Kirkville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern Mississippi. && LAT...LON 3429 8818 3432 8854 3450 8854 3455 8815 TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 270DEG 29KT 3442 8851 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ Sirmon