City cancels vaccinations Saturday due to severe weather
The City of Memphis has canceled coronavirus vaccinations for Saturday, March 27 due to severe weather. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The city of Memphis canceled all vaccinations at its public sites and pop-up events Saturday, March 27 due to severe weather, according to a tweet this morning.
🚨Due to severe weather, the City of Memphis is canceling vaccinations at all public sites and pop up events for Saturday, March 27. If you had an appointment today, we encourage you to reschedule at https://t.co/ELmco2tZYG or call 222-SHOT.
— City of Memphis (@CityOfMemphis) March 27, 2021
Those with appointments Saturday are encouraged to reschedule at covid19.memphistn.gov or call 901-222-SHOT.
Strong to severe storms are possible Saturday afternoon into early Sunday morning across the entire Mid-South area, according to a tweet from the National Weather Service’s Memphis office. Heavy rain is also possible with the Memphis-area under a flash flood watch until 7 a.m. Sunday.
Strong to severe storms will be possible this afternoon into early Sunday morning across all of the Mid South. Heavy rain will also be a threat, and a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for portions of the area through 7 AM Sunday. Please stay weather aware today. pic.twitter.com/HgHDYlwuoi
— NWS Memphis (@NWSMemphis) March 27, 2021
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.