⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Mississippi; Dunklin; Pemiscot; Lake; Obion; Dyer – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 12:27AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Details

At 1227 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wardell, or 8 miles northwest of Hayti, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Kennett, Caruthersville, Portageville, Hayti, Steele, Reelfoot Lake
State Park, Tiptonville, Ridgely, Hayti Heights, Cooter, Wardell,
Bolton, Deering, Heloise, Miston, Cottonwood Grove, Hornbeak,
Holland, Samburg, and Bragg City.

This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between mile markers 2 and
31.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
eastern Arkansas…southeastern Missouri…and west Tennessee.

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