Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Central Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Tipton County in west Tennessee... Fayette County in west Tennessee... Hardeman County in west Tennessee... Southern Haywood County in west Tennessee... Shelby County in west Tennessee...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 908 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Covington to Germantown to Robinsonville, moving east at 50 mph. Strong outflow winds will precede this line of thunderstorms. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Bartlett, Southaven, Collierville, Germantown, Olive Branch, West Memphis, Horn Lake, Hernando, Millington, Senatobia, Holly Springs, Bolivar, T O Fuller State Park, Chickasaw State Forest, Cordova, Memphis, Lamar, Lakeland, Arlington and Munford.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN, AR ... BENTON, MS ... DESOTO, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... TATE, MS ... TUNICA, MS ... FAYETTE, TN ... HARDEMAN, TN ... HAYWOOD, TN ... SHELBY, TN ... TIPTON, TN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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:
- 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