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Tunica County MS Emergency Management
Thursday May 5th, 2022 :: 02:19 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi... Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 218 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Lexa, or 8 miles west of Helena-West Helena, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Helena-West Helena, St Francis National Park, Friars Point, Tunica, Sledge, Lexa, Dubbs, North Tunica, Dundee, Little Texas, Lula, Falcon, Gerlach Mill, Moon, Preston Place, Quarles, Austin, Westover, Jeffries and Wycamp.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LEE, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... COAHOMA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... 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

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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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