Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 28 at 11:20PM CDT until April 29 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 9:20pm
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
SVRMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northwestern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...
Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Hardeman County in west Tennessee...
McNairy County in west Tennessee...
Southwestern Hardin County in west Tennessee...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1120 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pocahontas,
or near Big Hill Pond State Park, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Corinth, Selmer, Pickwick Landing State Park, Big Hill Pond State
Park, Burnsville, Glen, Pickwick Dam, Theo, Shiloh, Pocahontas,
Pineflat, Farmington, Walnut, Bethel Springs, Middleton, Eastview,
Michie, Guys, Ramer, and Hornsby.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
storm shelter or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi...and west Tennessee.
Area Description:
Alcorn, MS; Tippah, MS; Tishomingo, MS; Hardeman, TN; Hardin, TN; McNairy, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov