Tallahatchie County EMA

06/01/2026

05/26/2026

05/07/2026

Federal and state disaster personnel will be in Charleston May 11-16 to answer questions and provide assistance to local victims of January's winter storm.

04/28/2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 174 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST ARKANSAS CLAY CRAIGHEAD CRITTENDEN CROSS GREENE LEE MISSISSIPPI PHILLIPS POINSETT ST. FRANCIS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALCORN BENTON CALHOUN CHICKASAW COAHOMA DESOTO ITAWAMBA LAFAYETTE LEE MARSHALL MONROE PANOLA PONTOTOC PRENTISS QUITMAN TALLAHATCHIE TATE TIPPAH TISHOMINGO TUNICA UNION YALOBUSHA IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI DUNKLIN PEMISCOT IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN WEST TENNESSEE BENTON CARROLL CHESTER CROCKETT DECATUR DYER FAYETTE GIBSON HARDEMAN HARDIN HAYWOOD HENDERSON HENRY LAKE LAUDERDALE MADISON MCNAIRY OBION SHELBY TIPTON WEAKLEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ALAMO, AMORY, ASHLAND, BARTLETT, BATESVILLE, BLYTHEVILLE, BOLIVAR, BOONEVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, BRUCE, CALHOUN CITY, CAMDEN, CARUTHERSVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLARKSDALE, COFFEEVILLE, COLLIERVILLE, CORINTH, CORNING, COVINGTON, DECATURVILLE, DRESDEN, DYERSBURG, FORREST CITY, FULTON, GERMANTOWN, HARRISBURG, HELENA-WEST HELENA, HENDERSON, HOLLY SPRINGS, HOUSTON, HUMBOLDT, HUNTINGDON, IUKA, JACKSON, JONESBORO, KENNETT, LEXINGTON, MARIANNA, MARKS, MARTIN, MEMPHIS, MILAN, MILLINGTON, NEW ALBANY, OAKLAND, OKOLONA, OLIVE BRANCH, OXFORD, PARAGOULD, PARIS, PARSONS, PIGGOTT, PONTOTOC, RIPLEY MS, RIPLEY TN, SAVANNAH, SELMER, SENATOBIA, SOMERVILLE, SOUTHAVEN, TIPTONVILLE, TUNICA, TUPELO, UNION CITY, WATER VALLEY, WEST MEMPHIS, AND WYNNE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY, AR ... CRAIGHEAD, AR ... CRITTENDEN, AR ... CROSS, AR ... GREENE, AR ... LEE, AR ... MISSISSIPPI, AR ... PHILLIPS, AR ... POINSETT, AR ... ST. FRANCIS, AR ... DUNKLIN, MO ... PEMISCOT, MO ... ALCORN, MS ... BENTON, MS ... CALHOUN, MS ... CHICKASAW, MS ... COAHOMA, MS ... DESOTO, MS ... ITAWAMBA, MS ... LAFAYETTE, MS ... LEE, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... MONROE, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... PONTOTOC, MS ... PRENTISS, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TALLAHATCHIE, MS ... TATE, MS ... TIPPAH, MS ... TISHOMINGO, MS ... TUNICA, MS ... UNION, MS ... YALOBUSHA, MS ... BENTON, TN ... CARROLL, TN ... CHESTER, TN ... CROCKETT, TN ... DECATUR, TN ... DYER, TN ... FAYETTE, TN ... GIBSON, TN ... HARDEMAN, TN ... HARDIN, TN ... HAYWOOD, TN ... HENDERSON, TN ... HENRY, TN ... LAKE, TN ... LAUDERDALE, TN ... MCNAIRY, TN ... MADISON, TN ... OBION, TN ... SHELBY, TN ... TIPTON, TN ... WEAKLEY, TN

04/28/2026

There is an elevated potential for severe weather today starting at 2pm going until 10pm tonight.
Risk of straight-line winds upwards of 80 mph are possible and a tornado can not be ruled out.
Stay weather aware. Have multiple ways to receive alerts and stay prepared.

04/21/2026

03/27/2026

🚩 URGENT: HEIGHTENED WILDFIRE RISK THIS WEEKEND

Mississippi, please stay alert! A combination of low humidity and high winds is predicted to create critical wildfire conditions across the state this weekend. Our current environment is particularly vulnerable due to:

🔥 Ongoing Dry Conditions: Soil moisture is low, making vegetation easy to ignite.
🔥Increased Fuel Loads: Debris and "dry fuel" from recent natural disasters (including the February winter storms) have created extra fodder for rapid fire spread.
🔥High Wind Gusts: Winds can carry embers up to half a mile, starting new "spot fires" far from the original source.

🚫 CURRENT BURN BANS
The following counties are under strictly enforced burn bans. No outdoor burning of any kind is permitted:
Alcorn, Hinds, Benton, Rankin, Marshall, & Tishomingo

Check regularly for updated burn bans here: https://bit.ly/2MZLIC0

03/09/2026

REMINDER: Individual Assistance has NOT been approved at this time. FEMA is still in the process of reviewing our application. However, Public Assistance is currently available for 38 counties across the state. Visit our website https://www.msema.org/ for more information.