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WWUS54 KMEG 200531
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
TNC005-079-183-200600-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0198.000000T0000Z-260820T0600Z/
WEAKLEY TN-BENTON TN-HENRY TN-
1231 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WEAKLEY...NORTHWESTERN BENTON AND HENRY COUNTIES...
AT 1228 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BENTON TO NEAR LYNNVILLE TO 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF LATHAM, AND ARE NEARLY STATIONARY.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR PARIS, COTTAGE GROVE,
PALMERSVILLE, AND PURYEAR IN NORTHERN WEST TENNESSEE.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PARIS, PARIS LANDING STATE PARK, COTTAGE GROVE, LATHAM, ROUTON,
PALMERSVILLE, SPRINGVILLE, PURYEAR, BIG SANDY, HENRY, MANSFIELD,
JONES MILL, OLD SPRINGVILLE, CROSSLAND, COMO, BRUNDIGE, SUNNYSIDE,
WHITLOCK, PORTER COURT, AND CONYERSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3627 8798 3615 8823 3615 8832 3647 8882
3650 8883 3650 8806 3644 8806 3631 8796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0528Z 295DEG 47KT 3678 8847 3661 8855 3651 8876
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
JAB
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