Full Notification

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until noon CDT.

* At 1113 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Springdale, or near Water Valley, moving northeast at 60 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... Hickory Flat, Shari, Keel, Esperanza, Pumpkin Center, Cambridge, Delay, Gums, Keownville, Bethel, Smalco, Glenfield, Spearman, Bryant, Union Hill, Altus, Winborn, Martintown, Taylor, and Bethlehem.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON, MS ... CALHOUN, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... TIPPAH, MS ... UNION, MS ... YALOBUSHA, MS

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the storm shelter or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM CDT for northwestern Mississippi. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for northeastern and northwestern Mississippi.