Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Newton County in east central Mississippi... Southwestern Kemper County in east central Mississippi... Southern Neshoba County in east central Mississippi... Northern Lauderdale County in east central Mississippi...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 840 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bethsaida, or near Philadelphia, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Bethsaida around 850 PM CDT. House around 900 PM CDT. Herbert Springs around 910 PM CDT. Damascus and Duffee around 920 PM CDT. Liberty and Martin around 930 PM CDT. Prismatic around 940 PM CDT. Blackwater around 950 PM CDT. Daleville around 955 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Tucker.
* AFFECTED AREAS: KEMPER, MS ... LAUDERDALE, MS ... NESHOBA, MS ... NEWTON, 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 this storm. 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
Lauderdale EMA
2525 14th St
Meridian, MS 39301
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 601-482-9852
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