777
WWUS84 KMEG 071640
SPSMEG

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1140 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

MSZ013-015-022-023-071715-
Lafayette MS-Pontotoc MS-Calhoun MS-Chickasaw MS-
1140 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...
CHICKASAW...CALHOUN AND SOUTHWESTERN PONTOTOC COUNTIES THROUGH 1215
PM CDT...

At 1140 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Banner, or 10 miles east of Water Valley, moving east at 35 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...
Houston, Bruce, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma, Pittsboro, Slate
Springs, Pyland, Randolph, Banner, Trebloc, Houlka, Paris, New
Houlka, Algoma, Big Creek, Woodland, Robbs, Thorn, and Reid.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for
northeastern and northwestern Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3400 8951 3419 8951 3420 8954 3422 8902
      3381 8874 3381 8893 3375 8893 3375 8903
      3374 8904 3374 8919 3372 8919 3372 8947
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 273DEG 31KT 3411 8946

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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