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Tallahatchie County Emergency Management
Wednesday September 6th, 2023 :: 06:02 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi... Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 601 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lambert, or 14 miles east of Clarksdale, moving east at 25 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... Marks, Lambert, Crowder, Curtis Station, Belen, West Marks, Mims, Barksdale, Denton, Riverview, Longstreet, Asa, Hinchcliff, Sabino, Locke Station, Essex and Chapeltown.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PANOLA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, 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

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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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