Memphis Commercial Appeal reporters Micaela A Watts and Dima Amro
TORNADO WARNINGS MEMPHIS UPDATE
The police department later posted an update on Facebook: "The building has been evacuated and everyone is safe and accounted for." The department told people to avoid the area of Marketplace, Airport and Marketplace Drives and Airways. In north Mississippi, the Southaven Police Department posted on Twitter that a roof had collapsed on a warehouse. View Gallery: Severe weather hits Mississippi | Photos 6:30 p.m.: Southaven reports warehouse roof collapse The warning remains in effect until 8:15 p.m.Ī tornado watch for the area has been extended to 9 p.m. Tornado sirens began blaring and warnings popped up on cellphones as the National Weather Service in Jackson issued a tornado warning for Forrest and Lamar counties. 7:15 p.m.: Tornado warning issued for Forrest, Lamar counties On the Coast, parts of Hancock County are under a tornado warning until 9 p.m., including the city of Waveland. Other rounds of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes were reported eastern Mississippi including the towns of Shubuta and Quitman heading into Meridian and Lauderdale County.
The storm system was reported over Maxie, seven miles northwest of Wiggins, moving northeast at 55 mph. South Forrest County is under a tornado warning until 8:30 p.m., weather service officials reported. 8:15 p.m.: Tornado warning continues for south Forrest County Check back periodically for the latest severe weather information. This story will be updated throughout the day. Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. Ray Padilla is the digital producer for The Commercial Appeal.Watch Video: Possible tornado sighting in Jackson, Mississippi as sirens blareĮditors note: This article is provided free to all readers as a public service by the Clarion Ledger and Hattiesburg American. Avoid parking under bridges or overpassesĬommercial Appeal reporter Laura Testino contributed.Cover head and neck with your arms and cover your body with aa coat or blanket. If not building is near, pull over, keep seat belt on.
Underground is best, such as a basement or storm shelter. Be prepared to evacuate or shelter-in-place.Tornado Warning: A tornado has been seen on radar or reported by a spotter.Tornado Watch: Conditions are favorable.Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Take shelter.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Conditions are favorable. Stay alert.Make sure you have a way to receive weather alerts, such as a NOAA weather radio.View Gallery: Tornado destroys nursing home in Monette, Arkansas, as storms rip through Memphis weather radar Safety Tips Over 26,000 Memphis, Light, Gas and Water customers were without power in Shelby County as of 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Collierville, Germantown and Oakland, Tennessee, as well as Olive Branch, Horn Lake and Lynchburg, Mississippi, until 1:30 a.m. The warning was issued for Memphis, Millington and Rosemark, Tennessee, until 12:45 a.m. The almost 80-degree weather in December comes with a bit of bad news as the Memphis area is hit with severe thunderstorms.Ī tornado warning has been issued for the Memphis area until 12:45 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Andy Beshear said he expects between 70-100 deaths from the storms. Nursing hoe: Before storm hit Mayfield, Kentucky, it tore roof off Arkansas nursing home 100 miles awayįive people had serious injuries, and a few others had minor ones, he said. The line of storms that moved through the Mid-South caused extensive damage in Northeast Arkansas, hitting a nursing home in Monette that killed one and trapped 20 people inside, Craighead County Judge Marvin Day told The Associated Press.
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