Special Weather Statement until 07:30PM 
At 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Independence, or 14 miles southeast of Hernando, moving west at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Southaven, Olive Branch, West Memphis, Horn Lake, Hernando, Marion, Senatobia, T O Fuller State Park, Memphis, Coldwater, Walls, Tunica, Edmondson, Horseshoe Lake, Sunset, Anthonyville, Jericho, Lake Cormorant, Southwest Memphis, and Strayhorn. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 269 and 284. Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 1 and 2. Interstate 240 between mile markers 12 and 30. Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 1 and 19, and near mile marker 26. Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 261 and 292.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN ... DESOTO ... TUNICA ... TATE ... SHELBY
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 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
