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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Benton, TN; Henry, TN; Weakley, TN

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Benton, Henry, Weakley
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Severe
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What is happening

At 1248 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles west of Dover to near Paris Landing State Park to Paris, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and...

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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 1248 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles west of Dover to near Paris Landing State Park to Paris, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Paris, Paris Landing State Park, Cottage Grove, Routon, Palmersville, Springville, Puryear, Big Sandy, Henry, Mansfield, Jones Mill, Old Springville, Crossland, Como, Brundige, Sunnyside, Whitlock, Porter Court, Conyersville, and Pine Hill.

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Official revisions

4 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 12:48AM CDT until August 20 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

    Official revision
  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 12:40AM CDT until August 20 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

    Official revision
  3. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 12:31AM CDT until August 20 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

    Official revision
  4. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 12:11AM CDT until August 20 at 1:00AM 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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