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WWUS54 KMEG 190414
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1114 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
MSC009-033-093-TNC047-157-190445-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0277.000000T0000Z-250519T0445Z/
DESOTO MS-MARSHALL MS-BENTON MS-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-
1114 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN DESOTO...NORTHERN MARSHALL...NORTHWESTERN BENTON...
SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES...
AT 1113 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MT PLEASANT,
OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLLIERVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PIPERTON, GHOST RIVER STATE NATURAL AREA, MT PLEASANT, CAYCE,
COLLIERVILLE, ELBA, LAGRANGE, LA GRANGE, MOSCOW, GERMANTOWN, EARLY
GROVE, HANDY CORNER, TASKA, MICHIGAN CITY, KIRK, LAMAR, HAYS
CROSSING, SLAYDEN, FORTY FIVE, AND ROSSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3512 8979 3514 8919 3486 8920 3492 8978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 280DEG 29KT 3498 8953
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
PWB
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