Special Weather Statement until 10:00PM 
At 926 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Horn Lake, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, Memphis, Lynchburg, Whitehaven, Robinson Gin, Alden, Twin Lakes, Cedarview, Bright, Nesbit, Jago, and Plum Point. This includes the following highways... Interstate 240 near mile marker 23. Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 4. Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 277 and 292.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DESOTO ... SHELBY
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern Mississippi.
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
