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Greenwood/Leflore Emergency Management, MS
Saturday July 9th, 2022 :: 06:54 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Saturday

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Holmes County in central Mississippi... Southern Carroll County in north central Mississippi... Southern Leflore County in north central Mississippi... East central Humphreys County in central Mississippi...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Swiftown, or 13 miles south of Itta Bena, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Tchula around 710 PM CDT. Howard around 715 PM CDT. Lexington around 725 PM CDT. Emory around 730 PM CDT. Franklin and Bowling Green around 735 PM CDT. Durant around 745 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include West, Morgan City and Cruger.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CARROLL, MS ... HOLMES, MS ... HUMPHREYS, MS ... LEFLORE, MS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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