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Kemper County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday September 1st, 2021 :: 05:01 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Kemper County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 500 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Electric Mills, or 16 miles east of Preston, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Electric Mills around 510 PM CDT. Porterville around 525 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Scooba.

* AFFECTED AREAS: KEMPER, MS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Kemper County Sheriff's Office
330 Stennis Industrial Park Rd
De Kalb, MS 39328

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 601-743-2255

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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

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