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Putnam County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday February 5th, 2020 :: 07:36 p.m. CST

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
DE KALB COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
WHITE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 815 PM CST.

* AT 732 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
SMITHVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COOKEVILLE, MCMINNVILLE, SPARTA, SMITHVILLE, SPENCER, ALGOOD,
MONTEREY, PLEASANT HILL, DOYLE, DOWELLTOWN, LIBERTY, HAMPTONS
CROSSROADS, BAKERS CROSSROADS, VIRGIN FALLS STATE NATURAL AREA,
BURGESS FALLS STATE PARK, ROCK ISLAND STATE PARK AND INDIAN ROCK
LAKE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 273 AND 276, AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 280 AND 305.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

Instructions:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM

Address/Location
Putnam County Emergency Management Agency
700 County Services Dr
Cookeville, TN 38501

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 931-528-7575

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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