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WWUS84 KMEG 132323
SPSMEG

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
623 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025

MSZ002-008-013>015-021-022-140000-
Lafayette MS-Pontotoc MS-Marshall MS-Union MS-Tate MS-Calhoun MS-
Yalobusha MS-
623 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LAFAYETTE...NORTHEASTERN
YALOBUSHA...CALHOUN...SOUTHWESTERN UNION...WESTERN PONTOTOC...
SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN TATE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM
CDT...

At 623 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Barr to near Cambridge to near Pittsboro.
Movement was east at 10 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...
Oxford, Holly Springs National Forest, Wall Doxey State Park, Bruce,
Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma, Pittsboro, Cambridge, Harmontown,
Randolph, Laws Hill, Barr, Banner, Tula, Denmark, Pinedale, Paris,
Marianna, and Thaxton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3386 8946 3435 8963 3450 8972 3455 8972
      3455 8976 3467 8983 3476 8956 3440 8915
      3382 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 263DEG 9KT 3463 8969 3438 8941 3394 8938

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

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