WWUS84 KMEG 222249
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
549 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
MSZ005-TNZ091-092-222315-
Alcorn MS-McNairy TN-Hardin TN-
549 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ALCORN...SOUTHERN
MCNAIRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT...

At 549 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Selmer, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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, Selmer, Shiloh, Bethel Springs, Eastview, Michie, Guys,
Ramer, Stantonville, Rose Creek, Pebble Hill, Hamburg, Tulu, Old
Lawton, Acton, Hurley, Purdy, Chambers, Mount Vinson, and New Lawton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northeastern Mississippi...and west Tennessee.

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LAT...LON 3500 8831 3499 8836 3492 8837 3510 8879
      3516 8879 3525 8874 3525 8872 3527 8870
      3516 8823
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 302DEG 17KT 3518 8872 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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