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Lauderdale EMA
Saturday December 28th, 2024 :: 08:33 p.m. CST

Alert

Tornado Warning until 09:30PM Saturday

TORJAN The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for... Kemper County in east central Mississippi... Clarke County in east central Mississippi... Northeastern Neshoba County in east central Mississippi... Lauderdale County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 930 PM CST.

* At 831 PM CST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado were located along a line extending from Betheden to near Heidelberg, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* These dangerous storms will be near... Collinsville, Meehan, Barnett, Pachuta, Martin, Damascus, Preston, and Bluff Springs around 835 PM CST. Meridian, Stonewall, Suqualena, Nellieburg, and Enterprise around 840 PM CST. Savoy, Liberty, and Prismatic around 845 PM CST. Daleville, Sable, Quitman, Blackwater, and De Kalb around 850 PM CST. Marion, Meridian Station, and Zero around 855 PM CST. Causeyville, Middleton, and Sykes around 900 PM CST. Tamola, Toomsuba, Snell, Scooba, Porterville, and Lauderdale around 905 PM CST. Electric Mills, Alamucha, and Kewanee around 910 PM CST.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE, MS ... KEMPER, MS ... LAUDERDALE, MS ... NESHOBA, MS

Instructions:

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Lauderdale EMA
2525 14th St
Meridian, MS 39301

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 601-482-9852

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Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
Tornado Warning

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