Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 709 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Palmer to 6 miles north of White River National Wildlife Refuge to Gillett, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Clarksdale, Marvell, Elaine, Helena-West Helena, White River National Wildlife Refuge, St Francis National Park, Friars Point, Lexa, Rondo, Dublin, Dundee, Watkins Corner, Kings, Sherard, Crumrod, Lake View, Coahoma, Lyon, Lula and Lagrange.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEE, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... COAHOMA, 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
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