⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Mississippi, AR; Pemiscot, MO; Crockett, TN; Dyer, TN; Gibson, TN; Lake, TN; Lauderdale, TN; Madison, TN; Obion, TN; Weakley, TN – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 2:34AM CDT until August 20 at 3:15AM 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 Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri…
Crockett County in west Tennessee…
Southwestern Weakley County in west Tennessee…
Dyer County in west Tennessee…
Gibson County in west Tennessee…
Southwestern Obion County in west Tennessee…
Northeastern Lauderdale County in west Tennessee…
Northwestern Madison County in west Tennessee…
Southern Lake County in west Tennessee…

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 233 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Miston, or 9
miles southeast of Caruthersville, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Jackson, Dyersburg, Humboldt, Milan, Caruthersville, Trenton,
Hayti, Fairview, Newbern, Alamo, Bells, Dyer, Halls, Greenfield,
Ridgely, Three Way, Kenton, Rutherford, Obion, and Bradford.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 82 and 83.
Interstate 55 in Missouri between mile markers 10 and 14, and near
mile marker 24.
Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 13 and 15.

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.