TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWEST DYER COUNTY UNTIL 730
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWEST DYER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
WESTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 644 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SHADE...OR NEAR
HAYTI...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CARUTHERSVILLE...HAYTI...HAYTI HEIGHTS...CLOVERDALE...COTTONWOOD
GROVE...MISTON...RIDGELY...TIPTONVILLE...STEWART...STANLEY...
SWIFT...BRAGGADOCIO...SHADE AND STUBTOWN.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR REELFOOT LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE DESTRUCTIVE
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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LAT...LON 3616 8917 3615 8984 3622 8986 3624 8991
3629 8992 3639 8958 3635 8955 3635 8953
3638 8952 3641 8953 3649 8927
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 260DEG 31KT 3620 8976
Instructions:
BE ALERT SEEK SHELTER IN THESE AREAS
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