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