Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 6 at 10:00PM CST by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 6, 2026 - 8:00pm
Expires:
March 6, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
At 1000 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lambert, or 17 miles northwest of Charleston, moving northeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Marks, Sardis, Lambert, Como, Crenshaw, Crowder, Sledge, Curtis
Station, Darling, Pleasant Grove, Falcon, West Marks, Mims,
Riverview, McGhee, Longtown, Asa, Ballentine, Hinchcliff, and Locke
Station.
This includes Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 255
and 260.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Quitman; Panola
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov