Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... North central Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 516 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Walls to Phillipp to near Dubbs, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, Senatobia, Batesville, Sardis, Coldwater, Como, Walls, Crenshaw, Lake Cormorant, Strayhorn, Pleasant Grove, Eudora, Dubbs, Lewisburg, Arkabutla, Barr and Lynchburg.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DESOTO, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TATE, MS ... TUNICA, MS
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern Mississippi. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern Mississippi.
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