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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
147 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025
 

MSZ005-006-TNZ052>055-090>092-021945-
Tishomingo MS-Alcorn MS-Hardeman TN-Henderson TN-Chester TN-
Madison TN-Decatur TN-McNairy TN-Hardin TN-
147 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN TISHOMINGO...NORTHERN
ALCORN...SOUTHERN HENDERSON...EASTERN HARDEMAN...MCNAIRY...HARDIN...
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON...CHESTER AND DECATUR COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM
CDT...

At 146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Masseyville, or 8 miles southeast of Chickasaw State Forest, moving
east at 55 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...
Selmer, Pickwick Dam, Masseyville, Reagan, Crump, Westover, Madison
Hall, Bruton Branch, Rock Hill, Pickwick Landing State Park,
Silerton, Acton, Theo, Walkertown, Hinson Springs, Cerro Gordo,
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park, Thurman, Hornsby, and New
Lawton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for
northeastern Mississippi...and west Tennessee.

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LAT...LON 3539 8799 3539 8803 3535 8800 3530 8802
      3529 8798 3501 8801 3501 8820 3492 8815
      3490 8813 3491 8871 3508 8889 3562 8888
      3567 8802 3562 8804 3552 8797 3549 8798
      3546 8804 3543 8803 3541 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 260DEG 46KT 3527 8877 

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

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CJC