Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
332 WWUS84 KMEG 181825 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 125 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 MSZ007-010-011-181900- Tunica MS-Coahoma MS-Quitman MS- 125 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...A non tornadic funnel cloud will impact portions of southeastern Coahoma, south central Tunica and central Quitman Counties through 200 PM CDT ... At 124 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a non-tornadic funnel cloud near Kings, or near Clarksdale, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clarksdale, Marks, Jonestown, Belen, Darling, Kings, Coahoma, Lyon, Falcon, Mattson, Gerlach Mill, Rudyard, Barksdale, Sabino, Clover Hill, Lurand, Matagorda, Rich, Essex, and Farrell. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... These funnel clouds are not expected to reach the ground. However, if they do, winds are expected to remain 50 mph or less. The National Weather Service in Memphis is monitoring the situation closely. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY if a tornado warning is issued in your area or one of these funnels touch down. && LAT...LON 3453 9032 3439 9020 3434 9020 3434 9019 3430 9019 3429 9017 3408 9052 3427 9072 TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 236DEG 12KT 3426 9055 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ AC3