Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 28 at 8:49PM CDT until April 28 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 6:49pm
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
SVRMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northwestern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southern Shelby County in west Tennessee...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 849 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pinckney, or
10 miles southwest of T O Fuller State Park, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Southaven, Collierville, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, T O
Fuller State Park, Memphis, Byhalia, Walls, Horseshoe Lake,
Anthonyville, Pinckney, Lake Cormorant, Southwest Memphis,
Lynchburg, Whitehaven, Lewisburg, Newport, Cockrum, and Cedarview.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 1 and 14.
Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 4.
Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 280 and 292.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
storm shelter or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for eastern
Arkansas...northwestern Mississippi...and west Tennessee.
Area Description:
Crittenden, AR; DeSoto, MS; Marshall, MS; Shelby, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN