Severe Weather Across Franklin County Causes Concerns

Franklin County was alerted at about 6:45 PM Wednesday to a Severe Thunderstorm Alert that was upgraded by the National Weather Service to a Tornado Watch.  At 8:27 PM no damage had been reported to the Franklin County Sheriffs Office

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Issued at 8:14 PM

Expires at 9:00 PM Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Areas Affected: Bude, MS | Mc Call Creek, MS | Meadville, MS | Roxie, MS

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
812 PM CST WED FEB 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A .......

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BROOKHAVEN...
  EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 900 PM CST

* AT 812 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM NEW HOPE TO BUDE TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUDE MOVING EAST AT
  35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LITTLE SPRINGS BY 825 PM CST...
  MCCALL CREEK BY 830 PM CST...
  LOYD STAR...CENTER POINT...WEST LINCOLN AND VAUGHN BY 840 PM CST...
  LOYD STAR BY 845 PM CST...
  BROOKHAVEN AND BOGUE CHITTO BY 850 PM CST...
  ENTERPRISE BY 855 PM CST...

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