Milam Junior High School, MS Weather Warnings
High temperature
Heat Advisory issued July 3 at 12:10PM CDT until July 4 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107. * WHERE...Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee MS, Monroe, Pontotoc, Union, and Yalobusha Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
National Weather Service
Thunderstorm
Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 1:14PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN At 114 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Trace State Park, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Tupelo, Pontotoc, Trace State Park, Saltillo, Ecru, Troy, Furrs, Blair, Sherman, Algoma, Blue Springs, Endville, Cherry Creek, Chiwapa, Jug Fork, Flowerdale, Rough Edge, Nixon, Beech Springs, and Belden. This includes Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 73 and 86. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
National Weather Service