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WWUS54 KMEG 202149
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
449 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
MSC115-145-202215-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0208.000000T0000Z-260820T2215Z/
UNION MS-PONTOTOC MS-
449 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL UNION AND NORTHERN PONTOTOC COUNTIES...
AT 449 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PONTOTOC,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...BROADCAST MEDIA.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PONTOTOC, TRACE STATE PARK, ECRU, TROY, FURRS, SHERMAN, THAXTON,
ALGOMA, NIXON, HORTONTOWN, ENDVILLE, CHERRY CREEK, CHIWAPA, INGOMAR,
BALD HILL, BUCHANNAN, CHESTERVILLE, SPRINGVILLE, AND ROUGH EDGE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 22 IN MISSISSIPPPI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 74
AND 79.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3426 8920 3443 8909 3437 8882 3426 8882
3412 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 298DEG 12KT 3425 8897
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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