Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Southeastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 953 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Brickeys, or 8 miles east of Marianna, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Hughes, Helena-West Helena, St Francis National Park, Tunica, Dubbs, Brickeys, North Tunica, Little Texas, Jeffersonville, Cody, Kokomo, Haleside, Commerce, Austin, Mud Lake, Soudan, Peters, Council, North Hughes and Diamond Woods.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEE, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... ST. FRANCIS, AR ... TUNICA, MS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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