Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas... Northern Crockett County in western Tennessee... Dyer County in western Tennessee... Southwestern Gibson County in western Tennessee... Northeastern Lauderdale County in western Tennessee... Northwestern Haywood County in western Tennessee...
* Until 500 PM CDT
* At 408 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ashport, or 9 miles northwest of Ripley, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Dyersburg, Humboldt, Ripley, Newbern, Halls, Forked Deer, Chestnut Bluff, Bradleytown, Unionville, Maury City, Friendship, Gates, Yorkville, Edith, Gibson Wells, Fowlkes, Lapata, Bonicord, Central and Tomato. HAIL...1.25IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: CROCKETT ... DYER ... GIBSON ... HAYWOOD ... LAUDERDALE
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows.
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