⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Clay, AR; Mississippi, AR; Dunklin, MO; Pemiscot, MO; Dyer, TN; Lake, TN; Lauderdale, TN; Obion, TN – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 1:58AM CDT until August 20 at 2:45AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Details

SVRMEG

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas…
Southeastern Clay County in eastern Arkansas…
Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri…
Southeastern Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri…
Western Dyer County in west Tennessee…
Southwestern Obion County in west Tennessee…
Northeastern Lauderdale County in west Tennessee…
Southern Lake County in west Tennessee…

* Until 245 AM CDT.

* At 158 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Deering, or 7
miles northwest of Steele, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Dyersburg, Kennett, Caruthersville, Hayti, Steele, Senath, Halls,
Ridgely, Hornersville, Hayti Heights, Cooter, Bolton, Deering,
Bradleytown, Heloise, Unionville, Miston, Cottonwood Grove, Gates,
and Holland.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 71 and 72.
Interstate 55 in Missouri between mile markers 1 and 25.
Interstate 55 in Tennessee near mile marker 13.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.