Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi... Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi... Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 528 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pleasant Grove to near Lambert to 6 miles northwest of Rome, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Oxford, Batesville, Water Valley, Charleston, George Payne State Park, Holly Springs National Forest, John W Kyle State Park, Tutwiler, Marks, Sardis, Lambert, Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Pope, Enid, Paynes, Dublin, Pleasant Grove and Curtis Station.
* AFFECTED AREAS: COAHOMA, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, MS ... YALOBUSHA, 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
Tallahatchie County Emergency Management
192 S Panola St
Charleston, MS 38921
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-647-2540
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TCEM 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