Tornado Warning until 08:00PM Friday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Eastern Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Southeastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Southwestern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Western DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 708 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located near St Francis National Park, moving east at 55 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Hernando, Marianna, Hughes, St Francis National Park, Helena-West Helena, Coldwater, Walls, Tunica, Horseshoe Lake, Lexa, Lake Cormorant, Eudora, Brickeys, North Tunica, Arkabutla, Pinckney, Phillipp, Robinsonville, Lagrange and Cody.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN, AR ... LEE, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... ST. FRANCIS, AR ... DESOTO, MS ... TATE, MS ... TUNICA, MS
Instructions:
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Address/Location
Tunica County MS Emergency Management
3092 US-61 S
Tunica, MS 38676
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-363-4012
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TUNICACO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
- Tornado Warning