David Sharp, director of the Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency in Meridian, said late Wednesday afternoon although there were some warnings and watches throughout the area Wednesday with an approaching line of thunderstorms, he didn't really see anything that would've been a serious threat.
"From the reports I've received, and some are unconfirmed at this time, the northwest part of the state did sustain some damage," said Sharp. "Winston County, Neshoba County and parts of Attala County had some power outages, trees down and some homes damaged from high winds."
In Lauderdale County thunderstorm watches and warnings issued by the National Weather Service in Jackson were on and off throughout the afternoon. But the only thing the area received was periods of heavy rain.
According to Associated Press reports, more than 100 homes and businesses were damaged throughout the South by strong winds, heavy rains and golf ball-sized hai.
Strong winds downed trees onto mobile homes in Arkansas, where several people suffered broken bones. Storm debris blocked roads and damaged houses in north Mississippi and Alabama. Tornado warning sirens interrupted students taking final exams at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and power was knocked out to thousands across the region.
Stiff winds and heavy rains blew through a central Alabama campground near the Mississippi line near Pickensville.
"I really think the line had lost most of its punch before it reached us," Sharp said. "We were watching winds speeds fall throughout the afternoon so we weren't really too worried this time around."
Sharp said the unstable weather conditions could create the same scenarios today.
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Storm system takes it easy on area
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Authorities nab two for robbery suspect
Two Meridian people have been arrested and charged in connection with recent armed robbery incidents.
Kenneth B. Fleming, 17, and Titanna Tinsley, 22, have been charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault offenses in the incidents.
Fleming is charged with a Friday night incident in which he allegedly robbed a man while the victim sat in his vehicle in the 1300 block of 24th Street shortly before midnight. Fleming is said to have taken an undetermined amount of cash from the victim.
Meridian Police Department Capt. James Sharpe, commander of the MPD's Investigative Division, said when the victim tried to flee in his car, Fleming fired several shots from a handgun. The victim was not hit and made good his escape.
"After officers located the victim and obtained description of the suspect, a man fitting the victim's description was chased and captured by officers of the Patrol Division," said Sharpe. "This person turned out to be Fleming."
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