Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00AM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... North central Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi... Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 800 AM CST.
* At 720 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crowder, or 15 miles northwest of Charleston, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Oxford, Batesville, Holly Springs National Forest, John W Kyle State Park, Marks, Sardis, Lambert, Crowder, Pope, Cambridge, Harmontown, Curtis Station, Burgess, Laws Hill, Courtland, Abbeville, Malone, Mims, Asa and Glenville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, MS
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for northwestern Mississippi. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for northwestern Mississippi.
Address/Location
Tallahatchie County Emergency Management
192 S Panola St
Charleston, MS 38921
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-647-2540
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TCEM 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