A tornado watch has been issued for tippah county until 10 pm on Tuesday.
From NWS:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 61 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES
IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI
ALCORN BENTON CALHOUN CHICKASAW ITAWAMBA LAFAYETTE LEE MARSHALL MONROE PONTOTOC PRENTISS TIPPAH TISHOMINGO UNION YALOBUSHA
IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN WEST TENNESSEE
CHESTER DECATUR HARDEMAN HARDIN HENDERSON MCNAIRY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, AMORY, ASHLAND, BOLIVAR, BOONEVILLE, BRUCE, CALHOUN CITY, COFFEEVILLE, CORINTH, DECATURVILLE, FULTON, HENDERSON, HOLLY SPRINGS, HOUSTON, IUKA, LEXINGTON, NEW ALBANY, OKOLONA, OXFORD, PARSONS, PONTOTOC, RIPLEY MS, SAVANNAH, SELMER, TUPELO, AND WATER VALLEY.
This Afternoon and Tonight Severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of North Mississippi and West Tennessee, mainly East of I-55 and south of I-40. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds, although tornadoes are also possible. The threat for severe storms should quickly diminish after sunset. .
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
