Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 7:50PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 26, 2026 - 5:50pm
Expires:
August 26, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 750 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clarksdale, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Clarksdale, Tutwiler, Marks, Lambert, Jonestown, Friars Point,
Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Belen, Dublin, Vance, Kings, Sherard, Coahoma,
Lyon, Mattson, Rena Lara, Counts, and Rudyard.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Phillips; Coahoma; Quitman; Tallahatchie
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov