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Tallahatchie County Emergency Management
Saturday December 9th, 2023 :: 04:13 p.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 500 PM CST.

* At 412 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Webb, or 15 miles northeast of Ruleville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Charleston, Webb, Paynes, Scobey, Oakland, Glendora, Distall, Swan Lake, Cascilla, Mikoma, Tippo, Tillatoba, Leverett, Whitehead, Albin, Effie, and Rosebloom.

* AFFECTED AREAS: TALLAHATCHIE, MS ... YALOBUSHA, MS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CST for northwestern Mississippi.

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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