Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Monday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Northern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi... Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 709 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Watkins Corner to 6 miles southeast of Dundee to near Crowder, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Clarksdale, Marvell, Elaine, Helena-West Helena, St Francis National Park, Marks, Lambert, Jonestown, Friars Point, Crowder, Lexa, Rondo, Belen, Dundee, Watkins Corner, Vance, Darling, Kings, Lake View and Coahoma.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEE, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... COAHOMA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, MS ... TUNICA, MS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Tunica County MS Emergency Management
3092 US-61 S
Tunica, MS 38676
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-363-4012
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TUNICACO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning