Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
145 WWUS84 KMEG 171754 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1254 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 MSZ005-006-009-171830- Tishomingo MS-Alcorn MS-Prentiss MS- 1254 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT TISHOMINGO...NORTHEASTERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHEASTERN ALCORN COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT... At 1253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Thrashers, or 9 miles northeast of Booneville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Corinth, Booneville, Iuka, Tishomingo State Park, Burnsville, Glen, Tishomingo, Thrashers, Hinkle, Burton, Midway, Leedy, Farmington, Rienzi, Paden, Oldham, Doskie, Strickland, Blythe Crossing, and Biggersville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3454 8815 3469 8858 3491 8856 3491 8814 3489 8810 TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 278DEG 27KT 3477 8845 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CAD