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WWUS54 KMEG 160213
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
913 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
MSC013-017-071-107-115-135-145-161-160245-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260316T0245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-CHICKASAW MS-YALOBUSHA MS-CALHOUN MS-UNION MS-
PONTOTOC MS-TALLAHATCHIE MS-PANOLA MS-
913 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR LAFAYETTE...WESTERN CHICKASAW...YALOBUSHA...CALHOUN...SOUTHERN
UNION...PONTOTOC...EAST CENTRAL TALLAHATCHIE AND SOUTHEASTERN PANOLA
COUNTIES...
AT 912 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CAMBRIDGE TO NEAR TULA TO 7 MILES NORTH OF GORE
SPRINGS, MOVING EAST AT 50 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...
OXFORD, NEW ALBANY, PONTOTOC, HOUSTON, WATER VALLEY, TRACE STATE
PARK, HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST, BRUCE, CALHOUN CITY, VARDAMAN,
DERMA, COFFEEVILLE, ECRU, PITTSBORO, SLATE SPRINGS, CAMBRIDGE, NEW
HARMONY, TROY, VELMA, AND ETTA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 22 IN MISSISSIPPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 79.
INTERSTATE 55 IN MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 215 AND 227.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 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 3387 8951 3387 8977 3390 8977 3390 8992
3382 8993 3382 9013 3427 8973 3448 8948
3448 8879 3439 8879 3439 8882 3411 8882
3374 8904 3372 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 275DEG 44KT 3446 8931 3418 8937 3385 8964
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
JAB
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