Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 8:53PM CDT until March 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 6:53pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 852 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles northeast of Savannah to 6 miles southwest of
Olive Hill to near J P Coleman State Park, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Savannah, J P Coleman State Park, Pickwick Landing State Park,
Burnsville, Glen, Walnut Grove, Pickwick Dam, Pineflat, Olive Hill,
Shiloh, Farmington, Michie, Doskie, Strickland, Hamburg, Phillips,
Bruton Branch, Walker Siding, Hurley, and Olivehill.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi...and west Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Alcorn, MS; Tishomingo, MS; Hardin, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov