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Greenwood/Leflore Emergency Management, MS
Wednesday January 18th, 2023 :: 06:33 p.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

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

* Until 730 PM CST.

* At 632 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Indianola to near Inverness to near Isola, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Greenwood, Indianola, Moorhead, Itta Bena, Sunflower, Inverness, Money, Sunnyside, Blaine, Minter City, Quito and Schlater.

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

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for central, north central and northwestern Mississippi. 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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