579
WWUS54 KMEG 190448
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1148 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
MSC071-093-190458-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0278.000000T0000Z-250519T0500Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-MARSHALL MS-
1148 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3437 8925 3458 8925 3459 8930 3484 8930
3485 8935 3487 8935 3489 8934 3480 8878
3448 8891 3428 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 285DEG 35KT 3454 8904
MSC009-115-139-145-190500-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0278.000000T0000Z-250519T0500Z/
UNION MS-PONTOTOC MS-TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-
1148 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR UNION...NORTHWESTERN PONTOTOC...SOUTHERN TIPPAH AND SOUTHERN
BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 1148 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW ALBANY,
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HICKORY FLAT, SHARI, SNOW LAKE SHORES, HORTONTOWN, MURRY, POOLVILLE,
ESPERANZA, MYRTLE, SPRING HILL, OLD MYRTLE, PUMPKIN CENTER, BLUE
MOUNTAIN, WHITTEN TOWN, BAKER, KEOWNVILLE, BETHEL, ETTA, SMALCO,
GLENFIELD, AND ASHLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3437 8925 3458 8925 3459 8930 3484 8930
3485 8935 3487 8935 3489 8934 3480 8878
3448 8891 3428 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 285DEG 35KT 3454 8904
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
PWB
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