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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Memphis TN

1048 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

 

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Marshall MS-DeSoto MS-Shelby TN-

1048 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN DESOTO...

NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES THROUGH 1115

AM CDT...



At 1048 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Southaven, moving east at 25 mph.



HAZARD...Pea size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.



Locations impacted include...

Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Memphis, Byhalia, Lewisburg,

Fairhaven, Cedarview, Handy Corner, Capleville, Miller, Jago, and

Plum Point.



This includes the following highways...

 Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 1 and 14.

 Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 288 and 290.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to

localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded

roadways.



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LAT...LON 3494 9003 3503 8993 3500 8964 3499 8964

      3499 8961 3482 8971

TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 278DEG 22KT 3498 8992 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH



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