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WWUS54 KMEG 160417
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1017 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2025
MSC017-057-081-095-115-160500-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250216T0500Z/
CHICKASAW MS-PONTOTOC MS-ITAWAMBA MS-LEE MS-MONROE MS-
1017 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CHICKASAW...SOUTHEASTERN PONTOTOC...SOUTHERN ITAWAMBA...
SOUTHERN LEE AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 1017 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SHANNON, OR NEAR OKOLONA, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMORY, FULTON, VERONA, OKOLONA, SHANNON, PLANTERSVILLE, SMITHVILLE,
TREMONT, NEW SALEM, EVERGREEN, CLAY, NETTLETON, HATLEY, ABNEY, TURON,
BALLARDSVILLE, LEOTIS, OLD UNION, CARDSVILLE, AND TILDEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3397 8889 3417 8888 3433 8817 3399 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 264DEG 34KT 3410 8875
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
AEH
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