Tornado Warning until 07:00PM Friday
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Crockett County in west Tennessee... Southwestern Gibson County in west Tennessee... Central Haywood County in west Tennessee... Northwestern Madison County in west Tennessee...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 610 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located 8 miles southwest of Nutbush, or 9 miles east of Covington, moving east at 55 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar 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.
* Locations impacted include... Jackson, Brownsville, Humboldt, Alamo, Bells, Nutbush, Belle Eagle, Holly Grove, Adair, Maury City, Gadsden, Quincy, Gibson Wells, Allens, Huntersville, Christmasville, Jones, Mason Grove, Coxville and Fruitvale.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CROCKETT, TN ... GIBSON, TN ... HAYWOOD, TN ... MADISON, TN
Instructions:
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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:
- 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