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WWUS54 KMEG 190335
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1035 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
MSC033-190400-
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DESOTO MS-
1035 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL DESOTO COUNTY...
AT 1034 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LEWISBURG, OR 8 MILES EAST OF HERNANDO, MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
BRIGHT, ALPHABA, AND COCKRUM.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 3487 8992 3485 8975 3477 8976 3477 8989
3479 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 283DEG 38KT 3481 8985
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
PWB
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