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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
530 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025
 

MSZ013-015-022-023-272300-
Lafayette MS-Pontotoc MS-Calhoun MS-Chickasaw MS-
530 PM CDT Sun Apr 27 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...
NORTHWESTERN CHICKASAW...NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND SOUTHWESTERN
PONTOTOC COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

At 530 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tula, or 16 miles west of Pontotoc, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Robbs, Pontotoc, Toccopola, Algoma, Pannell, Delay, Matthews, New
Houlka, Houlka, Randolph, Sarepta, Wallfield, and Rough Edge.

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.

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LAT...LON 3411 8939 3429 8934 3425 8893 3399 8900
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 283DEG 20KT 3419 8928 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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