475
WWUS54 KMEG 290432
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1132 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
MSC071-093-107-115-137-145-290445-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260429T0445Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-UNION MS-PONTOTOC MS-MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS-
1132 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR LAFAYETTE...UNION...NORTHWESTERN PONTOTOC...SOUTHERN MARSHALL...
SOUTHEASTERN TATE AND NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTIES...
AT 1132 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ETTA TO NEAR JOHN W KYLE STATE PARK, MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OXFORD, NEW ALBANY, HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST, JOHN W KYLE STATE
PARK, ECRU, CAMBRIDGE, HARMONTOWN, ETTA, BETHLEHEM, DENMARK,
PINEDALE, LAWS HILL, THAXTON, MYRTLE, ABBEVILLE, MALONE, SHARI,
POOLVILLE, KEEL, AND ESPERANZA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 22 IN MISSISSIPPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54
AND 69.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE, SUCH AS A STORM SHELTER OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3445 8986 3461 8979 3465 8962 3460 8930
3458 8930 3459 8924 3447 8880 3424 8936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 270DEG 32KT 3448 8914 3444 8973
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
JAB
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