TORNADO WARNING IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11:45 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

NORTHWESTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

AT 11:12 AM CDT...STORM LAB RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARKS AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

SLEDGE BY 11:21 AM CDT
CRENSHAW BY 11:29 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