⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Pemiscot; Lake; Obion; Dyer – Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 9:13AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Details

At 913 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Reelfoot Lake State Park, moving southeast at 30 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…
Union City, Reelfoot Lake State Park, Tiptonville, Newbern, Ridgely,
Troy, Obion, Clayton, Cloverdale, Trimble, Hornbeak, Woodland Mills,
Samburg, Cat Corner, Locust Grove, Maxey, Elbridge, Jacksonville,
Broadmoor, and Madie.

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.