Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 8:33PM CDT until March 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 6:33pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
SVRMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi...
Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northwestern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi...
Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southeastern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 831 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sardis to near Minter City, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Oxford, Batesville, Water Valley, Charleston, George Payne State
Park, Holly Springs National Forest, John W Kyle State Park,
Tutwiler, Marks, Sardis, Lambert, Coffeeville, Crowder, Webb,
Sumner, Pope, Enid, Paynes, Cambridge, and Pleasant Grove.
This includes Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 215
and 254.
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 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and northwestern Mississippi.
Area Description:
Calhoun, MS; Lafayette, MS; Panola, MS; Quitman, MS; Tallahatchie, MS; Yalobusha, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov