Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Tipton County in west Tennessee... Fayette County in west Tennessee... Northwestern Hardeman County in west Tennessee... Haywood County in west Tennessee... Southwestern Madison County in west Tennessee... Northeastern Shelby County in west Tennessee...
* Until 815 PM CST.
* At 735 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Eads, or near Cordova, moving northeast at 60 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... Bartlett, Collierville, Brownsville, Bolivar, Cordova, Lakeland, Arlington, Whiteville, Somerville, Hillville, Belle Eagle, Holly Grove, Eads, Dancyville, Cloverport, Mercer, Warren, Macon, Oakland and Mason.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FAYETTE, TN ... HARDEMAN, TN ... HAYWOOD, TN ... MADISON, TN ... SHELBY, TN ... TIPTON, 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
Jackson Tennessee Police Department
234 Institute St
Jackson, TN 38301
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-425-8400
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JAXTNPD followed by your message, to 888777
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