330
WWUS84 KMEG 161822
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
122 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025

MSZ013>015-022-161900-
Lafayette MS-Pontotoc MS-Union MS-Calhoun MS-
122 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...NORTH
CENTRAL CALHOUN...SOUTHWESTERN UNION AND WESTERN PONTOTOC COUNTIES
THROUGH 200 PM CDT...

At 122 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tula, or 17 miles west of Pontotoc, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Pontotoc, Ecru, Tula, Pinedale, Randolph, Etta, Thaxton, Toccopola,
Robbs, Hortontown, Esperanza, Cherry Creek, Bald Hill, Delay,
Buchannan, Matthews, Springville, Lafayette Springs, and Sarepta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3404 8926 3415 8944 3450 8920 3434 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 215DEG 27KT 3417 8930

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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