Active N.W.S. County & Zone Alert Details


Weather Alerts for Benton County, TN

Issued by the National Weather Service

Tornado Watch  TORNADO WATCH   Tornado Watch
BENTON COUNTY, TN

Areas Affected:
Benton, TN - Carroll, TN - Henry, TN
Effective: Sat, 4/5 3:28am Updated: Sat, 4/5 3:30am Urgency:  Future 
Expires: Sat, 4/5 6:00am Severity:  Extreme  Certainty:  Possible 

 
Details:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 119 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING

IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN WEST TENNESSEE

BENTON                CARROLL               HENRY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAMDEN, HUNTINGDON, AND PARIS.

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
BENTON COUNTY, TN

Areas Affected:
Clay - Greene - Craighead - Poinsett - Mississippi - Cross - Crittenden - St. Francis - Dunklin - Pemiscot - Lake - Obion - Weakley - Henry - Dyer - Gibson - Carroll - Benton - Lauderdale - Tipton - Haywood - Crockett - Madison - Shelby
Effective: Sat, 4/5 2:35am Updated: Sat, 4/5 3:30am Urgency:  Future 
Expires: Sat, 4/5 6:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty:  Possible 

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, including the following areas,
Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett
and St. Francis, Southeast Missouri, including the following
areas, Dunklin and Pemiscot, and West Tennessee, including the
following areas, Benton TN, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson,
Haywood, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, Obion, Shelby, Tipton
and Weakley.

* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Extensive street
flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.