Sunday, March 11, 2012

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... extreme southwestern Yazoo County in central Mississippi... eastern Madison Parish in northeast Louisiana... southern Issaquena County in west central Mississippi... this includes the city of Valley Park... southern Sharkey County in west central Mississippi... Warren County in west central Mississippi... this includes the cities of... Redwood... Vicksburg...

* until 945 PM CDT

* at 903 PM CDT... National Weather Service meteorologists detected a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. These storms were located along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Valley Park to 15 miles southwest of Vicksburg moving east at 45 mph.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Valley Park and Vicksburg by 915 PM CDT... Redwood by 920 PM CDT... Oak Ridge and Bovina by 925 PM CDT... Flowers by 930 PM CDT...

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Winds of 60 mph can bring down trees... possibly resulting in injury and property damage. Roofs of Mobile homes and outbuildings could be damaged... and minor roof damage to well built homes and structures could occur.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. If a tornado is spotted... act quickly and move to a place of safety in a sturdy structure... such as a basement or small interior room.

Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. While not immediately likely... a tornado may still develop. If a tornado is spotted... act quickly and move to a place of safety in a sturdy structure... such as a basement or small interior room.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 am CDT Monday morning for northeast Louisiana and western Mississippi.

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