“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:15PM Thursday” from Tunica County MS Emergency Management : Nixle

Thursday April 27th, 2023 :: 08:33 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:15PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi... Southern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 832 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Helena-West Helena, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Helena-West Helena, St Francis National Park, Dundee, Dubbs, Little Texas, Lula, Gerlach Mill, Maud, Jeffries, Clayton, Tibbs, Hamlin, Helena Crossing, Powell and Danforth.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PHILLIPS, AR ... COAHOMA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TUNICA, MS

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

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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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