Expires:202408302345;Remove:202408302345;764268 WWUS84 KMEG 302319 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 619 PM CDT Fri Aug 30 2024 MSZ003>005-TNZ090-091-302345- Tippah MS-Benton MS-Alcorn MS-Hardeman TN-McNairy TN- 619 PM CDT Fri Aug 30 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT TIPPAH...EAST CENTRAL BENTON... WESTERN ALCORN...SOUTHEASTERN HARDEMAN AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT... At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Jumpertown, or 10 miles northeast of Ripley, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Corinth, Ripley, Selmer, Big Hill Pond State Park, Blue Mountain, Theo, Pocahontas, Gravestown, McNairy, Walnut, Bethel Springs, Eastview, Michie, Falkner, Dumas, Guys, Ramer, Stantonville, Kossuth, and Chalybeate. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3505 8838 3475 8866 3475 8872 3469 8872 3460 8881 3460 8893 3476 8921 3508 8880 3535 8862 3515 8837 TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 147DEG 13KT 3480 8879 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AEH