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WWUS84 KMEG 170136
SPSMEG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
836 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
TNZ020-021-052>054-170200-
CARROLL TN-HENDERSON TN-CHESTER TN-MADISON TN-GIBSON TN-
836 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN HENDERSON
SOUTHEASTERN
GIBSON...SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND NORTH
CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM CDT...
AT 836 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
FAIRVIEW, OR NEAR HUMBOLDT, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSON, HUMBOLDT, MILAN, LEXINGTON, FAIRVIEW, THREE WAY, BLUE GOOSE,
JACKS CREEK, MIFFLIN, BARGERTON, PARKERS CROSSROADS, CARROLL, MEDINA,
GIBSON, HICKORY FLAT, CEDAR GROVE, BEECH BLUFF, UNION CROSS, JUNO,
AND GILMORE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND
107.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
WEST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3546 8853 3569 8897 3576 8892 3578 8890
3579 8890 3595 8879 3575 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 297DEG 28KT 3574 8884
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
AEH
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