Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lee, MS; Pontotoc, MS
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What is happening
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 322 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pontotoc, moving east at 10 mph....
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Bulletin details
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 322 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pontotoc, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong 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... Tupelo, Pontotoc, Trace State Park, Ecru, Troy, Furrs, Sherman, Algoma, Nixon, Hortontown, Endville, Belden, Cherry Creek, Chiwapa, Palmetto, Bissell, Buchannan, Chesterville, Frog Island, and Springville. This includes Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 77 and 84.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 3:22PM CDT until August 20 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Memphis TN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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