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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
924 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
EAST CENTRAL PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.
* AT 924 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BURTON, OR 9 MILES WEST OF TISHOMINGO STATE PARK,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TISHOMINGO STATE PARK, TISHOMINGO, BURTON, PADEN, OLDHAM, MINGO,
THRASHER, DENNIS, PETERTOWN, NEIL, CARTER BRANCH, AND BLOODY
SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3471 8812 3454 8815 3451 8839 3458 8846
3479 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 244DEG 35KT 3456 8834
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
MJ
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