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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Benton, TN; Henry, TN

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Benton, Henry
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What is happening

At 132 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Murray to 11 miles north of Paris to Dresden, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile...

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

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Bulletin details

At 132 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Murray to 11 miles north of Paris to Dresden, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Paris, Camden, Paris Landing State Park, Springville, Routon, Puryear, Big Sandy, Haigler Ridge, Manleyville, Old Springville, Buchanan, India, Sunnyside, Van Dyke, Whitlock, Spring Creek, Porter Court, Conyersville, Pine Hill, and Big Sandy Unit Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge.

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Official revisions

6 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 1:33AM CDT until August 20 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

    Official revision
  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 1:29AM CDT until August 20 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

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  3. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 1:21AM CDT until August 20 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

    Official revision
  4. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 1:16AM CDT until August 20 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

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  5. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 1:09AM CDT until August 20 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

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  6. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 12:57AM CDT until August 20 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Memphis TN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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