At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ecru, or 7 miles north of Pontotoc, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Tupelo, New Albany, Pontotoc, Verona, Trace State Park, Tombigbee State Park, Saltillo, Guntown, Shannon, Plantersville, Mantachie, Ecru, New Harmony, Troy, Blair, Furrs, Sherman, Thaxton, Blue Springs, and Endville.
This includes Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 63 and 94.