A significant weather advisory has been issued for parts of Tippah County by the NWS.
From the NWS:
AT 618 PM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR
LARGER WAS LOCATED NEAR JUMPERTOWN, OR 8 MILES WEST OF BOONEVILLE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN TIPPAH...NORTHERN TISHOMINGO...ALCORN AND
NORTHERN PRENTISS COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Pay attention to the storm if you are in this area:
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
