Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM 
SVRJAN The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Kemper County in east central Mississippi...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 551 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Forestdale, or 11 miles east of Philadelphia, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 532 PM, emergency management reported golfball size hail just west of Philadelphia. 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... De Kalb, Scooba, Porterville, Blackwater, Tamola, Damascus, Bluff Springs, Electric Mills, Liberty, and Prismatic.
* AFFECTED AREAS: KEMPER, MS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central Mississippi.
Address/Location
Kemper County Sheriff's Office
330 Stennis Industrial Park Rd
De Kalb, MS 39328
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 601-743-2255
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
