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Short Fused Warning MSC055-125-022315- TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 512 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...NORTHERN ISSAQUENA COUNTY...SHARKEY COUNTY ...AT 508 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF OAK GROVE LA...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF MAYERSVILLE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH...AND WILL MOVE NEAR ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA AND MAYERSVILLE. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR OAK GROVE AROUND 455 PM. IN ADDITION THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE QUICKLY TO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS. LEAVE CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. Return to Tchula Case Study Page

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