178  
WWUS54 KMEG 201341  
SVSMEG  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
841 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
MSC009-TNC047-201351-  
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0143.000000T0000Z-250520T1415Z/  
BENTON MS-FAYETTE TN-  
841 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BENTON AND SOUTHEASTERN  
FAYETTE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3499 8894 3499 8898 3500 8901 3499 8903  
3499 8919 3514 8916 3525 8873 3504 8870  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1341Z 243DEG 35KT 3506 8906  
 

 
 
TNC069-109-201415-  
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0143.000000T0000Z-250520T1415Z/  
HARDEMAN TN-MCNAIRY TN-  
841 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN  
HARDEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN MCNAIRY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 841 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF LAGRANGE, OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF BOLIVAR,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ROGERS SPRINGS, SAULSBURY, POCAHONTAS, HEBRON, LISBON, MIDDLETON, BIG  
HILL POND STATE PARK, VAN BUREN, LACY, HORNSBY, HICKORY VALLEY, AND  
GRAND JUNCTION.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE  
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE  
OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST  
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3499 8894 3499 8898 3500 8901 3499 8903  
3499 8919 3514 8916 3525 8873 3504 8870  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1341Z 243DEG 35KT 3506 8906  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
CJC  
 
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