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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
498 WWUS84 KMEG 180424 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1124 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 MSZ017-024-180500- Itawamba MS-Monroe MS- 1124 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ITAWAMBA AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT... At 1124 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Amory, moving northeast at 20 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... Amory, Aberdeen, Smithville, New Wren, Hatley, Gattman, Sipsey Fork, Becker, Quincy, Turon, Splunge, Wise Gap, Athens, Wren, East Aberdeen, Bigbee, Greenwood Springs, and Parham. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3396 8863 3420 8819 3388 8823 3377 8849 TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 233DEG 17KT 3392 8847 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ AEH