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Weather Alerts for Lauderdale County, TNIssued by the National Weather Service |
 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING |
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| LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN | ||
Areas Affected: Crittenden, AR - Cross, AR - Mississippi, AR - St. Francis, AR - DeSoto, MS - Crockett, TN - Fayette, TN - Haywood, TN - Lauderdale, TN - Shelby, TN - Tipton, TN |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/2 9:28pm | Updated: Wed, 4/2 9:46pm | Urgency: Immediate |
| Expires: Wed, 4/2 10:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Observed |
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At 928 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ripley, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Burlison, Stanton, Horn Lake, Louise, New Castle, Covington, Edmondson, Presidents Island, Beck, Glover, Locke, Arlington, Elmore Park, Alden, Julius, Brims Corner, Durhamville, Gilestown, Clopton, and Clarks Corner. Information: A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for eastern Arkansas...northwestern Mississippi...and west Tennessee. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. |
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 FLASH FLOOD WARNING |
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| LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN | ||
Areas Affected: Crittenden, AR - Lee, AR - Phillips, AR - St. Francis, AR - DeSoto, MS - Tunica, MS - Crockett, TN - Dyer, TN - Fayette, TN - Gibson, TN - Haywood, TN - Lauderdale, TN - Obion, TN - Shelby, TN - Tipton, TN - Weakley, TN |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/2 9:10pm | Updated: Wed, 4/2 9:46pm | Urgency: Immediate |
| Expires: Thu, 4/3 12:15am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
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FFWMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Northwestern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Southeastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Northwestern DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Western Crockett County in Tennessee... Eastern Dyer County in Tennessee... Northwestern Fayette County in Tennessee... Western Gibson County in Tennessee... Northwestern Haywood County in Tennessee... Eastern Lauderdale County in Tennessee... Obion County in Tennessee... Shelby County in Tennessee... Tipton County in Tennessee... Northwestern Weakley County in Tennessee... * Until 1215 AM CDT. * At 910 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Bartlett, Southaven, West Memphis, Horn Lake, Dyersburg, Marion, Martin, Union City, Millington, Covington, Ripley, Marianna, Hughes, Marvell, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, T O Fuller State Park, Helena-West Helena, Memphis, Lakeland and Arlington. Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. |
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| FLASH FLOOD WARNING |
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| LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN | ||
Areas Affected: Crittenden, AR - Cross, AR - Lee, AR - Mississippi, AR - Poinsett, AR - St. Francis, AR - Pemiscot, MO - Dyer, TN - Lauderdale, TN - Tipton, TN |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/2 8:36pm | Updated: Wed, 4/2 9:46pm | Urgency: Immediate |
| Expires: Wed, 4/2 11:45pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
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FFWMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Cross County in eastern Arkansas... Northwestern Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas... Eastern Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas... St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Southern Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri... Western Dyer County in Tennessee... Lauderdale County in Tennessee... Western Tipton County in Tennessee... * Until 1145 PM CDT. * At 836 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Dyersburg, Blytheville, Forrest City, Wynne, Osceola, Trumann, Caruthersville, Marked Tree, Earle, Harrisburg, Steele, Lepanto, Luxora, Parkin, Wilson, Madison, Tyronza, Keiser, Palestine and Fort Pillow State Park. Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. |
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| FLOOD WARNING |
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| LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN | ||
Areas Affected: Crockett, TN - Dyer, TN - Lauderdale, TN |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/2 12:27pm | Updated: Wed, 4/2 9:46pm | Urgency: Immediate |
| Expires: Fri, 4/4 12:30am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Observed |
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Tennessee... South Fork of the Forked Deer at Jackson ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Tennessee... South Fork of the Forked Deer near Halls For the South Fork Forked Deer River...including Jackson, Halls... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...South Fork of the Forked Deer near Halls. * WHEN...From Thursday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Farmland near the river is flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 2.1 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to 12.0 feet early Friday afternoon. Pay close attention to subsequent forecasts as multiple days of rain will impact the crest and duration of the flooding. The river will likely remain elevated through at least the weekend. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis. The next statement will be issued as needed. |
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 WIND ADVISORY |
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| LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN | ||
Areas Affected: Clay - Greene - Craighead - Poinsett - Cross - St. Francis - Lee - Phillips - Dunklin - Pemiscot - DeSoto - Marshall - Benton - Tippah - Alcorn - Tishomingo - Tunica - Tate - Prentiss - Coahoma - Quitman - Panola - Lafayette - Union - Pontotoc - Lee - Itawamba - Tallahatchie - Yalobusha - Calhoun - Chickasaw - Monroe - Lake - Obion - Weakley - Henry - Dyer - Gibson - Carroll - Benton - Lauderdale - Tipton - Haywood - Crockett - Madison - Chester - Henderson - Decatur - Shelby - Fayette - Hardeman - McNairy - Hardin |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/2 3:46pm | Updated: Wed, 4/2 9:46pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Thu, 4/3 12:00am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
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* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Information: Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. |
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 TORNADO WATCH |
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| LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN | ||
Areas Affected: Clay, AR - Craighead, AR - Crittenden, AR - Cross, AR - Greene, AR - Lee, AR - Mississippi, AR - Phillips, AR - Poinsett, AR - St. Francis, AR - Dunklin, MO - Pemiscot, MO - Alcorn, MS - Benton, MS - Calhoun, MS - Coahoma, MS - DeSoto, MS - Lafayette, MS - Lee, MS - Marshall, MS - Panola, MS - Pontotoc, MS - Prentiss, MS - Quitman, MS - Tallahatchie, MS - Tate, MS - Tippah, MS - Tishomingo, MS - Tunica, MS - Union, MS - Yalobusha, MS - Benton, TN - Carroll, TN - Chester, TN - Crockett, TN - Decatur, TN - Dyer, TN - Fayette, TN - Gibson, TN - Hardeman, TN - Hardin, TN - Haywood, TN - Henderson, TN - Henry, TN - Lake, TN - Lauderdale, TN - McNairy, TN - Madison, TN - Obion, TN - Shelby, TN - Tipton, TN - Weakley, TN |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/2 2:53pm | Updated: Wed, 4/2 9:46pm | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Thu, 4/3 12:00am | Severity: Extreme | Certainty: Possible |
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 98 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST ARKANSAS CLAY CRAIGHEAD CRITTENDEN CROSS GREENE LEE MISSISSIPPI PHILLIPS POINSETT ST. FRANCIS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALCORN BENTON CALHOUN COAHOMA DESOTO LAFAYETTE LEE MARSHALL PANOLA PONTOTOC PRENTISS QUITMAN TALLAHATCHIE TATE TIPPAH TISHOMINGO TUNICA UNION YALOBUSHA IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI DUNKLIN PEMISCOT IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN WEST TENNESSEE BENTON CARROLL CHESTER CROCKETT DECATUR DYER FAYETTE GIBSON HARDEMAN HARDIN HAYWOOD HENDERSON HENRY LAKE LAUDERDALE MADISON MCNAIRY OBION SHELBY TIPTON WEAKLEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALAMO, ASHLAND, BARTLETT, BATESVILLE, BLYTHEVILLE, BOLIVAR, BOONEVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, BRUCE, CALHOUN CITY, CAMDEN, CARUTHERSVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLARKSDALE, COFFEEVILLE, COLLIERVILLE, CORINTH, CORNING, COVINGTON, DECATURVILLE, DRESDEN, DYERSBURG, FORREST CITY, GERMANTOWN, HARRISBURG, HELENA-WEST HELENA, HENDERSON, HOLLY SPRINGS, HUMBOLDT, HUNTINGDON, IUKA, JACKSON, JONESBORO, KENNETT, LEXINGTON, MARIANNA, MARKS, MARTIN, MEMPHIS, MILAN, MILLINGTON, NEW ALBANY, OAKLAND, OLIVE BRANCH, OXFORD, PARAGOULD, PARIS, PARSONS, PIGGOTT, PONTOTOC, RIPLEY MS, RIPLEY TN, SAVANNAH, SELMER, SENATOBIA, SOMERVILLE, SOUTHAVEN, TIPTONVILLE, TUNICA, TUPELO, UNION CITY, WATER VALLEY, WEST MEMPHIS, AND WYNNE. |
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 FLOOD WATCH |
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| LAUDERDALE 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 |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/2 3:47pm | Updated: Wed, 4/2 9:46pm | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Thu, 4/3 7:00am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
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* 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. |
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