Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00AM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi... Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi... Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1000 AM CDT.
* At 909 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Friars Point, or 10 miles east of Elaine, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Clarksdale, Batesville, Charleston, Marks, Sardis, Lambert, Jonestown, Crenshaw, Crowder, Sledge, Pope, Belen, Dublin, Pleasant Grove, Dubbs, Curtis Station, Dundee, Vance, Darling and Kings.
* AFFECTED AREAS: COAHOMA, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, MS ... TUNICA, MS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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