Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:30PM Sunday 
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Eastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Southern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Southwestern Shelby County in west Tennessee...
* Until 1030 PM CDT.
* At 936 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Simsboro, or 8 miles northeast of Hughes, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Golf 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, Commerce, Louise, Bright, Edmondson, Round Pond, Presidents Island, Beck, Simsboro, Glover, Brickeys, Ball Point, Whitehall, Tongin, Elmore Park, and Alden.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN, AR ... LEE, AR ... ST. FRANCIS, AR ... DESOTO, MS ... TATE, MS ... TUNICA, MS ... SHELBY, TN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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
