Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri... Central Dyer County in western Tennessee... Southwestern Obion County in western Tennessee... Southeastern Lake County in western Tennessee...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 527 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Heloise, or 13 miles southeast of Steele, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Dyersburg, Ridgely, Bradleytown, Heloise, Miston, Cloverdale, Cottonwood Grove, Lenox, Ayers, Cat Corner, Papaw Ridge, Wynnburg, Jenkinsville, Maxey, Tiger Tail, Broadmoor, Sharps Ferry, Middle City, Poplar Ridge and Madie.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PEMISCOT, MO ... DYER, TN ... LAKE, TN ... OBION, TN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Address/Location
Dyer County Sheriff's Office
401 East Cedar Street
Dyersburg, TN 38024
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-285-2802
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