Tornado Emergency Yazoo City MS

MSC163-241730-
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YAZOO MS-
1203 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
YAZOO COUNTY…

…THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA…

AT 1203 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEDGE
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF SATARTIA MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
YAZOO CITY AND LITTLE YAZOO BY 1210 PM CDT…
MYRLEVILLE BY 1215 PM CDT…
BENTON AND EDEN BY 1220 PM CDT…
MIDWAY BY 1225 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS SIGNIFICANT TORNADO!

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT
TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO…TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT…LON 3292 9017 3273 9012 3262 9057 3284 9065
3290 9061 3293 9045 3301 9045 3303 9043

This same tornado apparently hit Omega MS north of Tallulah LA…hit a chemical complex…injuries reported…people trapped.

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