TORNADO WATCH 97 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI

ALCORN                BENTON                CALHOUN
CHICKASAW             COAHOMA               DESOTO
ITAWAMBA              LAFAYETTE             LEE
MARSHALL              MONROE                PANOLA
PONTOTOC              PRENTISS              QUITMAN
TALLAHATCHIE          TATE                  TIPPAH
TISHOMINGO            UNION                 YALOBUSHA

IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN WEST TENNESSEE

BENTON                CARROLL               CHESTER
DECATUR               FAYETTE               HARDEMAN
HARDIN                HENDERSON             MADISON
MCNAIRY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, AMORY, ASHLAND, BATESVILLE,
BOLIVAR, BOONEVILLE, BRUCE, CALHOUN CITY, CAMDEN, CHARLESTON,
CLARKSDALE, COFFEEVILLE, CORINTH, DECATURVILLE, FULTON,
HENDERSON, HOLLY SPRINGS, HOUSTON, HUNTINGDON, IUKA, JACKSON,
LEXINGTON, MARKS, NEW ALBANY, OAKLAND, OKOLONA, OLIVE BRANCH,
OXFORD, PARSONS, PONTOTOC, RIPLEY MS, SAVANNAH, SELMER,
SENATOBIA, SOMERVILLE, SOUTHAVEN, TUPELO, AND WATER VALLEY.

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi,
Southeast Missouri and West Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 7 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

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