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WWUS54 KMEG 280220
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
920 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
MSC009-093-139-145-280300-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-260428T0300Z/
UNION MS-MARSHALL MS-TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-
920 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN UNION...SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL...SOUTHWESTERN TIPPAH AND
SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 919 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BLUE MOUNTAIN, OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW ALBANY, MOVING EAST 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...
NEW ALBANY, RIPLEY, BLUE MOUNTAIN, KEOWNVILLE, BETHLEHEM, HICKORY
FLAT, POTTS CAMP, MYRTLE, DUMAS, SHARI, MURRY, GRAHAM, OLD MYRTLE,
PUMPKIN CENTER, BAKER, LOCUM, BETHEL, SMALCO, GLENFIELD, AND COTTON
PLANT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 22 IN MISSISSIPPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41
AND 61.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3449 8879 3448 8879 3452 8932 3453 8933
3466 8936 3482 8885 3450 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 259DEG 33KT 3461 8918
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
JAB
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