Tornado Warning until 08:15PM Friday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas... Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri... Southeastern Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri... Western Dyer County in western Tennessee... Northeastern Lauderdale County in western Tennessee... Southwestern Lake County in western Tennessee...
* Until 815 PM CST.
* At 728 PM CST, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located over Leachville, moving northeast at 50 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible.
* The tornado will be near... Hornersville around 745 PM CST. Gosnell around 750 PM CST. Blytheville around 755 PM CST. Steele, Cooter and Deering around 805 PM CST. Caruthersville, Hayti, Hayti Heights and Heloise around 815 PM CST. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Calumet, Dearman, Pascola, Poplar Grove, Lens Ford, Tennemo, Stark City, Boothspoint, Armorel and Big Boy Junction.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MISSISSIPPI, AR ... DUNKLIN, MO ... PEMISCOT, MO ... DYER, TN ... LAKE, TN ... LAUDERDALE, TN
Instructions:
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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:
- Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
- Tornado Warning