TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12:15 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

CENTRAL PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
EAST CENTRAL QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

AT 11:21 AM CDT...STORM LAB RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATESVILLE AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

BATESVILLE BY 11:42 AM CDT
SARDIA BY 11:51 AM CDT
COMO BY 11:55 AM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORK BENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STRUDY BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR A CLOSET. USE PILLOWS AND BLANKETS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR A VEHICLE...EVACUATE IT AND GET INTO A STURDY BUILDING. IF NO BUILDING IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

JACKSON