Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM Wednesday 
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Southeastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Central Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Northwestern DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Shelby County in west Tennessee...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1009 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Brickeys, or 12 miles north of St Francis National Park, moving northeast at 65 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... Cody, Lake Cormorant, Southwest Memphis, Browns, Horn Lake, Haleside, Commerce, Louise, Austin, Edmondson, St Clair, Presidents Island, Beck, Simsboro, Glover, Brickeys, Ball Point, Whitehall, Tongin, and Alden.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN, AR ... LEE, AR ... ST. FRANCIS, AR ... DESOTO, MS ... TUNICA, MS ... SHELBY, TN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for eastern Arkansas...northwestern Mississippi...and west Tennessee.
Address/Location
City of Olive Branch
9200 Pigeon Roost Rd
Olive Branch, MS 38654
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-892-9200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OLIVEBRANCH 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