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WWUS84 KMEG 290824
SPSMEG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
324 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
MSZ002-013>015-290900-
LAFAYETTE MS-PONTOTOC MS-MARSHALL MS-UNION MS-
324 AM CDT WED APR 29 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LAFAYETTE...UNION
NORTHERN
PONTOTOC AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CDT...
AT 324 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND HALF INCH 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, NEW ALBANY, PONTOTOC, TRACE STATE PARK, HOLLY SPRINGS
NATIONAL FOREST, ECRU, CAMBRIDGE, HARMONTOWN, KEOWNVILLE, NEW
HARMONY, ETTA, BURGESS, DENMARK, PINEDALE, THAXTON, MYRTLE,
ABBEVILLE, TAYLOR, TOCCOPOLA, AND SHARI.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 22 IN MISSISSIPPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53
AND 73.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3425 8971 3454 8972 3459 8890 3425 8889
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 269DEG 48KT 3440 8958
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
CMA
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