Mississippi Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/12/2026 12:41

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 2:41PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 12, 2026 - 12:41pm
Expires: 
September 12, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
At 241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pleasant Grove, or 14 miles northwest of Batesville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Batesville, Sardis, Como, Crenshaw, Sledge, Curtis Station, Darling, Pleasant Grove, Falcon, Mims, Longtown, Asa, Ballentine, Locke Station, Essex, Horatio, and Chapeltown. This includes Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 248 and 257.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Quitman; Panola
Forcast Office: 
NWS Memphis TN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov