Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:45PM Sunday 
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Fayette County in west Tennessee... Southeastern Shelby County in west Tennessee...
* Until 1145 PM CDT.
* At 1039 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Southeast Memphis, or near Olive Branch, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Piperton, Ghost River State Natural Area, Mt Pleasant, Cayce, Lagrange, La Grange, Horn Lake, Moscow, Germantown, Handy Corner, Taska, Capleville, Kirk, Pattersonville, Memphis, Rossville, Collierville, Southeast Memphis, Fairhaven, and Elba.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON, MS ... DESOTO, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... FAYETTE, TN ... 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
