Wednesday, April 27, 2011

April 27: Tornado Warning- Mendenhall, MS


* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MENDENHALL...
  NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 502 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  PINEY WOODS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CATO...MARTINVILLE...WHITE OAK...RALEIGH...BURNS AND PINEVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

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