579
WWUS84 KMEG 290805
SPSMEG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
305 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
MSZ012-013-290830-
LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-
305 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE AND
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM CDT...
AT 305 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SARDIS, OR NEAR BATESVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OXFORD, BATESVILLE, HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST, JOHN W KYLE STATE
PARK, SARDIS, BURGESS, TAYLOR, TECKVILLE, COLLEGE HILL, AND HAYES
CROSSING.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 IN MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 243
AND 257.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3429 8999 3449 9000 3454 8955 3427 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 0805Z 268DEG 36KT 3440 8990
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
CMA
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