916
WWUS84 KMEG 061226
SPSMEG

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
726 AM CDT Sat Sep 6 2025

MSZ006-016-017-023-024-061300-
Itawamba MS-Tishomingo MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Chickasaw MS-
726 AM CDT Sat Sep 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CHICKASAW...ITAWAMBA...
LEE...MONROE AND SOUTH CENTRAL TISHOMINGO COUNTIES THROUGH 800 AM
CDT...

At 726 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Okolona, moving northeast at 30 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...
Tupelo, Amory, Aberdeen, Fulton, Verona, Okolona, Tombigbee State
Park, Saltillo, Belmont, Shannon, Plantersville, Mantachie,
Smithville, Tremont, Prairie, Fairview, New Salem, Sandy Springs, New
Wren, and Evergreen.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3373 8872 3381 8872 3381 8884 3408 8885
      3408 8882 3433 8882 3447 8840 3446 8833
      3448 8833 3454 8815 3375 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1226Z 246DEG 26KT 3401 8874

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

AEH