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WWUS54 KMEG 202254
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
554 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025
MSC071-115-145-202345-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0311.000000T0000Z-250520T2345Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-UNION MS-PONTOTOC MS-
554 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN LAFAYETTE...SOUTHERN UNION AND PONTOTOC COUNTIES...
AT 554 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DENMARK, OR 12
MILES EAST OF OXFORD, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHARI, HORTONTOWN, KEEL, POOLVILLE, ESPERANZA, ENDVILLE, CHERRY
CREEK, ELLISTOWN, CAMBRIDGE, DELAY, BAKER, TRACE STATE PARK, SHERMAN,
NEW HARMONY, ROUGH EDGE, OXFORD, ETTA, GLENFIELD, NIXON, AND UNION
HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
STORM SHELTER OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3419 8951 3419 8954 3437 8956 3450 8944
3451 8927 3450 8925 3451 8924 3453 8882
3419 8883 3418 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 266DEG 35KT 3436 8931
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
CMA
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