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Tunica County MS Emergency Management
Sunday June 25th, 2023 :: 07:09 p.m. CDT

Alert

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

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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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