Expires:202409242245;Remove:202409242245;160424 WWUS84 KMEG 242217 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 517 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 MSZ003>005-242245- Tippah MS-Benton MS-Alcorn MS- 517 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL TIPPAH...NORTHEASTERN BENTON AND NORTHWESTERN ALCORN COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT... At 517 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gravestown, or 12 miles west of Ripley, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Ripley, Canaan, Gravestown, Walnut, Ashland, Falkner, Chalybeate, Murry, Brody, Spring Hill, New Canaan, Brownfield, Whitten Town, Hamilton, Peoples, Bethel, and Tiplersville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3466 8889 3473 8927 3499 8911 3499 8874 TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 273DEG 24KT 3480 8914 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CAD