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Tallahatchie County Emergency Management
Sunday March 23rd, 2025 :: 06:43 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM Sunday

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

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

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 642 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paynes, or 10 miles south of Charleston, 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... Spearman, Bryant, Benwood, Distall, Paynes, Pine Valley, Cascilla, Coffeeville, Tippo, Tillatoba, Leverett, Tyson, Gums, Velma, Scobey, 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 1100 PM CDT 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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