Alert: Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 6:17PM CDT expiring March 31 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Event: Tornado Warning
Sender Name: NWS Jackson MS
Issued: 2016-03-31T18:17:54-05:00
Expires: 2016-03-31T18:45:00-05:00
WEA Text: Tornado Warning in this area til 6:45 PM CDT. Take shelter now. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI…

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 617 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBUS…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND GOLF 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.

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY.
Instruction: TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT 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.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Lowndes

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1234427-1180407
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Tornado warnngs