665  
WWUS54 KMEG 200629 CCA  
SVSMEG  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
129 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
TNC005-079-200700-  
/O.COR.KMEG.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-260820T0645Z/  
BENTON TN-HENRY TN-  
129 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT  
FOR NORTHERN BENTON AND HENRY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 128 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MURRAY TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF COTTAGE GROVE TO  
NEAR DRESDEN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE  
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PARIS, CAMDEN, PARIS LANDING STATE PARK, SPRINGVILLE, ROUTON,  
PURYEAR, BIG SANDY, HAIGLER RIDGE, MANLEYVILLE, OLD SPRINGVILLE,  
BUCHANAN, INDIA, SUNNYSIDE, VAN DYKE, WHITLOCK, SPRING CREEK, PORTER  
COURT, CONYERSVILLE, PINE HILL, AND BIG SANDY UNIT TENNESSEE NATIONAL  
WILDLIFE REFUGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3613 8792 3623 8852 3629 8840 3650 8831  
3650 8806 3644 8806 3631 8795 3622 8795  
3616 8792  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 304DEG 48KT 3671 8834 3652 8840 3633 8881  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
JAB  
 
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