Special Weather Statement until 04:45PM 
At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Meeman Shelby Forest State Park to T O Fuller State Park to near North Tunica. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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... Bartlett, Southaven, Germantown, Olive Branch, West Memphis, Horn Lake, Hernando, Marion, Millington, T O Fuller State Park, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Cordova, Memphis, Lakeland, Walls, Tunica, Horseshoe Lake, Lake Cormorant, Southwest Memphis, and Ellendale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 278 and 284. Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 19. 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 4. Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 281 and 292.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN ... DESOTO ... TUNICA ... SHELBY
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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
