Special Weather Statement until 08:15PM 
At 727 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Memphis, or near T O Fuller State Park, moving west at 35 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... Southaven, Olive Branch, West Memphis, Horn Lake, Hernando, Marion, Earle, Hughes, T O Fuller State Park, Memphis, Walls, Crawfordsville, Edmondson, Horseshoe Lake, Sunset, Anthonyville, Jericho, Jennette, Lake Cormorant, and Southwest Memphis. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 259 and 284. Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 10. Interstate 240 between mile markers 18 and 30. Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 1 and 18. Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 278 and 292.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN ... ST. FRANCIS ... LEE ... DESOTO ... TUNICA ... 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
