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Dyer County Sheriff's Office
Saturday December 26th, 2015 :: 09:40 a.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:30AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CROCKETT COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE... CENTRAL GIBSON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN DYER COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CST

* AT 938 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DYERSBURG... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TRENTON...NEWBERN...DYER...KENTON...RUTHERFORD...FRIENDSHIP... YORKVILLE...CENTRAL...EDGEWOOD...GRIZZARD...CURRIE...ROHOBOTH... TYSON STORE...MOORES CHAPEL...MAXEY...STOKES...VAUGHNS GROVE... BARRONS CORNER...TEMPLETON AND TUCKERS CORNER. HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: CROCKETT ... DYER ... GIBSON

Instructions:

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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:
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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