WWUS84 KMEG 230009
SPSMEG

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
709 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
MSZ006-009-015>017-024-230100-
Itawamba MS-Pontotoc MS-Tishomingo MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Prentiss MS-
709 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL PONTOTOC...
ITAWAMBA...LEE...NORTHWESTERN MONROE...SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO AND
PRENTISS COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...

At 709 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Thrashers to Furrs. Movement was east at
35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Tupelo, Booneville, Amory, Fulton, Baldwyn, Red Bay, Verona, Trace
State Park, Tombigbee State Park, Tishomingo State Park, Saltillo,
Guntown, Belmont, Shannon, Plantersville, Mantachie, Smithville,
Tremont, Tishomingo, and Thrashers.

This includes Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 79
and 117.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3415 8819 3396 8838 3419 8898 3476 8843
      3476 8837 3477 8837 3474 8812
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 286DEG 30KT 3471 8838 3423 8885 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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