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Weakley County Emergency Management
Thursday August 3rd, 2023 :: 05:58 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45AM

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri... Western Weakley County in west Tennessee... Northern Dyer County in west Tennessee... Northwestern Gibson County in west Tennessee... Obion County in west Tennessee... Lake County in west Tennessee...

* Until 645 AM CDT.

* At 557 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Martin, Union City, Caruthersville, Fulton, Reelfoot Lake State Park, Tiptonville, Newbern, Dresden, South Fulton, Greenfield, Ridgely, Troy, Kenton, Rutherford, Obion, Sharon, Clayton, Cloverdale, Miston and Cottonwood Grove.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PEMISCOT, MO ... DYER, TN ... GIBSON, TN ... LAKE, TN ... OBION, TN ... WEAKLEY, 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
Weakley County Emergency Management
Old 22
Weakley County, TN 38225

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-364-5454

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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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