548  
WWUS54 KMEG 202249  
SVSMEG  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
549 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
MSC135-202258-  
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0148.000000T0000Z-250520T2315Z/  
TALLAHATCHIE MS-  
549 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
MISSISSIPPI.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3416 8993 3416 8996 3430 8996 3437 8958  
3413 8952 3412 8993  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 262DEG 36KT 3421 8987  
 
 
 
MSC071-107-161-202315-  
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0148.000000T0000Z-250520T2315Z/  
LAFAYETTE MS-YALOBUSHA MS-PANOLA MS-  
549 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR  
SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...NORTHERN YALOBUSHA AND SOUTHEASTERN PANOLA  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 548 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR POPE, OR NEAR GEORGE PAYNE STATE PARK, 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...  
SPRINGDALE, POPE, COURTLAND, BURGESS, SHUFORD, GEORGE PAYNE STATE  
PARK, TAYLOR, WATER VALLEY, EUREKA SPRINGS, AND BATESVILLE.  
 
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 3416 8993 3416 8996 3430 8996 3437 8958  
3413 8952 3412 8993  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 262DEG 36KT 3421 8987  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 
 
 
CMA  
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