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WWUS54 KMEG 270222
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
822 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
MSC071-093-115-145-270245-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260227T0245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-UNION MS-PONTOTOC MS-MARSHALL MS-
822 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...WESTERN UNION...NORTHWESTERN PONTOTOC
AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...
AT 822 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMBRIDGE, OR
14 MILES NORTHEAST OF OXFORD, MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
NEW ALBANY, BETHLEHEM, CAMBRIDGE, PINEDALE, ETTA, THAXTON, MYRTLE,
SHARI, HORTONTOWN, MARTINTOWN, KEEL, POOLVILLE, ESPERANZA, OLD
MYRTLE, BURT, PUMPKIN CENTER, BALD HILL, BUCHANNAN, SPRINGVILLE, AND
CORNERSVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 22 IN MISSISSIPPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51
AND 62.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3444 8950 3464 8935 3463 8930 3458 8930
3458 8925 3460 8924 3460 8916 3456 8901
3424 8910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 292DEG 30KT 3449 8932
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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