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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
332 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
 

MSZ016-017-023-024-242100-
Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Chickasaw MS-
332 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHICKASAW...
ITAWAMBA...SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 400
PM CDT...

At 332 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Evergreen, or 7 miles north of Amory, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Tupelo, Amory, Fulton, Verona, Okolona, Tombigbee State Park,
Shannon, Plantersville, Mantachie, Smithville, Tremont, New Salem,
New Wren, Evergreen, Clay, Nettleton, Hatley, Abney, Eastman, and
Quincy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3390 8823 3395 8877 3428 8869 3435 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 266DEG 47KT 3409 8853 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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