Published on: April 11, 2013 at 12:05 PM

2013-04-11_12-09-01

The NWS in Jackson has issued a tornado emergency for northern Kemper and southern Noxubee.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1203 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

MSC069-111730-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130411T1730Z/
KEMPER MS-
1203 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

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

…THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO…

AT 1203 PM CDT…METEOROLOGISTS AND TRAINED SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
LARGE…VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL KEMPER COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.