Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... West central Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Northeastern Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 811 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Harmontown to near Enid, moving southeast at 45 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... Tupelo, Oxford, Batesville, Pontotoc, Water Valley, Trace State Park, George Payne State Park, Holly Springs National Forest, Bruce, Calhoun City, Coffeeville, Ecru, Pope, Pittsboro, Enid, Sabougla, Cambridge, Randolph, Velma and Springdale.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, MS ... YALOBUSHA, 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