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WWUS84 KMEG 081657
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1157 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
MSZ001-002-008-081730-
MARSHALL MS-DESOTO MS-TATE MS-
1157 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL DESOTO
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHEASTERN TATE COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM
CDT...
AT 1157 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LEWISBURG, OR 12 MILES EAST OF HERNANDO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
OLIVE BRANCH, HOLLY SPRINGS, BYHALIA, INDEPENDENCE, LEWISBURG, RED
BANKS, COAL OIL CORNER, WAKEFIELD, CAYCE, FAIRHAVEN, LURLINE,
VICTORIA, COCKRUM, WATSON, HANDY CORNER, TASKA, NEW GARDEN, MILLER,
MACK, AND MAHON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 22 IN MISSISSIPPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7
AND 29.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3483 8991 3500 8973 3499 8960 3478 8942
3467 8980
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 240DEG 10KT 3479 8978
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
AEH
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