| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pemiscot; Lake; Obion; Dyer; Lauderdale |
| Effective | 8/26/2026, 10:20:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/26/2026, 10:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 10:20AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Details
At 1020 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Caruthersville, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Dyersburg, Caruthersville, Hayti, Tiptonville, Newbern, Halls,
Ridgely, Obion, Hayti Heights, Cloverdale, Bradleytown, Heloise,
Unionville, Miston, Cottonwood Grove, Trimble, Cat Corner, Fowlkes,
Bonicord, and Locust Grove.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 55 in Missouri between mile markers 11 and 20.
Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 13 and 15.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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