Significant weather advisory issued for Ripley and Tippah County

From the national weather service:

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 530 PM CDT

FOR…

Central Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi…

Northeastern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi…

West central Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi…

At 457 PM CDT…a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or

larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Ripley, moving

north at 25 mph.

People in central Tippah…northeastern Benton and west central

Alcorn Counties should monitor this storm closely.