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Greenwood/Leflore Emergency Management, MS
Sunday May 15th, 2022 :: 06:44 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Sunflower County in northwestern Mississippi... Leflore County in north central Mississippi...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 643 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Parchman to near Boyle to Lamont, moving southeast at 40 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Indianola, Sunflower and Blaine around 700 PM CDT. Minter City around 705 PM CDT. Moorhead, Sunnyside and Holly Ridge around 710 PM CDT. Itta Bena and Money around 715 PM CDT. Quito and Swiftown around 725 PM CDT. Sidon around 730 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Schlater, Doddsville and Morgan City.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LEFLORE, MS ... SUNFLOWER, MS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Address/Location
Greenwood/Leflore Emergency Management, MS
306 W Market St
Greenwood, MS 38930

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-453-1428

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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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