914  
WWUS54 KMEG 201947  
SVSMEG  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
247 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
MSC009-071-093-145-202000-  
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0286.000000T0000Z-250520T2000Z/  
LAFAYETTE MS-UNION MS-MARSHALL MS-BENTON MS-  
247 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...WESTERN UNION...SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL  
AND SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 247 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ETTA, OR 14  
MILES WEST OF NEW ALBANY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
HICKORY FLAT, SHARI, KEEL, WINBORN, POOLVILLE, MARTINTOWN, MYRTLE,  
BETHLEHEM, OLD MYRTLE, BURT, BALD HILL, CAMBRIDGE, PINEDALE,  
CORNERSVILLE, ETTA, SMALCO, GLENFIELD, AND NEW ALBANY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN  
AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3456 8943 3470 8919 3443 8897 3438 8920  
3438 8924 3437 8925 3441 8940  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 245DEG 34KT 3450 8927  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
CMA  
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