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Dyer County Sheriff's Office
Saturday September 1st, 2012 :: 07:03 p.m. CDT

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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.

&&

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

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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

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