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WWUS84 KMEG 060131
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
831 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025
TNZ022-055-060145-
BENTON TN-DECATUR TN-
831 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BENTON AND NORTHEASTERN DECATUR
COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM CDT...
AT 831 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW JOHNSONVILLE, OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF CAMDEN,
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA 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...
CAMDEN, JEANNETTE, HOLLADAY, I-40 NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER, SUGAR
TREE, AND NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3613 8792 3603 8800 3600 8800 3597 8802
3594 8800 3594 8793 3587 8794 3583 8797
3579 8798 3575 8818 3584 8818 3585 8821
3613 8820 3615 8818 3617 8817 3615 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 257DEG 32KT 3593 8807
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DNM
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