795
WWUS54 KMEG 200540
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1240 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
TNC005-079-183-200600-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0198.000000T0000Z-260820T0600Z/
WEAKLEY TN-BENTON TN-HENRY TN-
1240 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 1239 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF MURRAY TO 9 MILES WEST OF PARIS
LANDING STATE PARK TO NEAR COTTAGE GROVE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 75 MPH.
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 0539Z 298DEG 65KT 3662 8817 3645 8825 3635 8846
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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