Receive alerts from your local agencies
...or text your ZIP CODE to 888777 for mobile alerts

Full Notification

Tunica County MS Emergency Management
Friday October 15th, 2021 :: 05:57 p.m. CDT

Alert

Tornado Warning until 06:30PM

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Southeastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... South central Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Southwestern DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located near Brickeys, or near Hughes, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near... Horseshoe Lake and Robinsonville around 610 PM CDT. Lake Cormorant around 620 PM CDT. Eudora around 625 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Newport, Gassett, Clack, Kokomo, Trinity, Commerce, Mud Lake, Peters, Council and West Days.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN, AR ... LEE, AR ... ST. FRANCIS, AR ... DESOTO, MS ... TUNICA, MS

Instructions:

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

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

Submit an anonymous web tip

Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
Tornado Warning

Navigate & Discover