Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM Thursday 
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... Northeastern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Southern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Shelby County in west Tennessee...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 615 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tunica, or 10 miles northeast of St Francis National Park, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Lake Cormorant, Southwest Memphis, Savage, Horn Lake, Haleside, Commerce, Louise, Austin, Bright, Edmondson, St Clair, Strayhorn, Prichard, Presidents Island, Beck, Simsboro, Dubbs, Glover, Brickeys, and Whitehall.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN, AR ... LEE, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... ST. FRANCIS, AR ... DESOTO, MS ... TATE, MS ... TUNICA, MS ... SHELBY, TN
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 1000 PM 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