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
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