Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi... Southern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 536 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lexa, or near Helena-West Helena, moving southeast at 20 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... Clarksdale, Helena-West Helena, St Francis National Park, Jonestown, Friars Point, Lexa, Kings, Dundee, Lake View, Coahoma, Lyon, Lula, Lagrange, Gerlach Mill, Rudyard, Moon, Preston Place, Quarles, Westover, and Jeffries.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEE, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... COAHOMA, MS ... QUITMAN, 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