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Tallahatchie County Emergency Management
Wednesday April 13th, 2022 :: 06:06 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi... Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 605 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Pleasant Grove to near Pope to near Parchman, 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... Oxford, Batesville, Charleston, George Payne State Park, Holly Springs National Forest, John W Kyle State Park, Sardis, Como, Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Pope, Enid, Paynes, Pleasant Grove, Harmontown, Curtis Station, Burgess, Oakland and Courtland.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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

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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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