Special Weather Statement until 08:45PM 
At 817 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near West Memphis, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bartlett, Southaven, Germantown, Olive Branch, West Memphis, Horn Lake, Hernando, Marion, Millington, T O Fuller State Park, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Memphis, Walls, Edmondson, Sunset, Jericho, Southwest Memphis, Ellendale, Whitehaven, and Frayser. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 269 and 284. Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 16. Interstate 22 in Mississipppi near mile marker 1. Interstate 240 between mile markers 12 and 30. Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 1 and 15. Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 280 and 292.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN ... DESOTO ... SHELBY
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized 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:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Special Weather Statement
