Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica Counties MS

Source: NOAA · Northwestern Mississippi

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NOAA issued it on August 21, 2026, 2 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for four northwestern Mississippi counties until 1:15 AM CDT on August 21.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Northwestern Mississippi
Issued
August 21, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Memphis TN

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 2 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Mississippi.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Memphis TN. The alert is effective from August 21 at 12:31 AM CDT until August 21 at 1:15 AM CDT.

Affected Areas

The warning covers Central Tunica County, Western Tate County, Northeastern Quitman County, and Northwestern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi. Locations impacted include Coldwater, Tunica, Crenshaw, Sledge, North Tunica, Arkabutla, Phillipp, Strayhorn, Dubbs, Little Texas, Askew, Dooley, Buxton, Savage, Fox Island, Austin, Longtown, Clayton, Hollywood, and Prichard.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Expected Conditions

At 12:31 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over North Tunica, or 15 miles northeast of St Francis National Park, moving east at 20 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Hail damage to vehicles is expected, along with wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Timeline

The warning is in effect from 12:31 AM CDT to 1:15 AM CDT on August 21, 2026.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for four northwestern Mississippi counties until 1:15 AM CDT on August 21.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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