886  
WWUS54 KMEG 202106  
SVSMEG  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
406 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
MSC115-145-202130-  
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0207.000000T0000Z-260820T2130Z/  
UNION MS-PONTOTOC MS-  
406 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION AND NORTHERN PONTOTOC COUNTIES...  
 
AT 405 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ECRU, OR NEAR  
PONTOTOC, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PONTOTOC, TRACE STATE PARK, ECRU, TROY, FURRS, NEW HARMONY, SHERMAN,  
THAXTON, BLUE SPRINGS, NIXON, HORTONTOWN, ENDVILLE, CHERRY CREEK,  
CHIWAPA, BUCHANNAN, CHESTERVILLE, SPRINGVILLE, AND ROUGH EDGE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 22 IN MISSISSIPPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 72  
AND 79.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3426 8919 3441 8914 3440 8879 3439 8879  
3439 8882 3414 8882  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 273DEG 14KT 3434 8904  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
SCHLESSIGER  
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