Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM 
SVRJAN The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Sunflower County in northwestern Mississippi... Leflore County in north central Mississippi...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 425 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sunflower, or 9 miles north of Indianola, moving northeast at 55 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Sunflower, Blaine, Doddsville, and Ruleville around 430 PM CDT. Schlater around 435 PM CDT. Sunnyside and Minter City around 440 PM CDT.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEFLORE, MS ... SUNFLOWER, 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 basement 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 700 PM CDT for north central and northwestern Mississippi.
Address/Location
Greenwood/Leflore Emergency Management, MS
306 W Market St
Greenwood, MS 38930
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-453-1428
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