Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Amite, MS; Pike, MS
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At 251 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Magnolia, or 10 miles south of Mccomb, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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At 251 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Magnolia, or 10 miles south of Mccomb, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Mccomb, Magnolia, Summit, Osyka, and Mccomb Airport. This includes Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 1 and 20.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 2:51PM CDT until August 21 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 2:26PM CDT until August 21 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS New Orleans LA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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