Special Weather Statement 05/02/2025 11:47 for Mississippi, Tennessee areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 2 at 1:47PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 2, 2025 - 11:47am
Expires: 
May 2, 2025 - 12:45pm
Description: 
At 146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Masseyville, or 8 miles southeast of Chickasaw State Forest, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Selmer, Pickwick Dam, Masseyville, Reagan, Crump, Westover, Madison Hall, Bruton Branch, Rock Hill, Pickwick Landing State Park, Silerton, Acton, Theo, Walkertown, Hinson Springs, Cerro Gordo, Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park, Thurman, Hornsby, and New Lawton.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for northeastern Mississippi...and west Tennessee.
Area Description: 
Alcorn; Tishomingo; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Decatur; Hardeman; McNairy; Hardin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Memphis TN