Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Benton, Henry, Weakley Counties TN
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NOAA issued it on August 20, 2026, 3 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Memphis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Weakley County, northwestern Benton County, and Henry County in west Tennessee until 1:00 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- West Tennessee
- Issued
- August 20, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Memphis TN
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in West Tennessee.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) effective from August 20, 2026 at 12:11 AM CDT until August 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers northeastern Weakley County, northwestern Benton County, and Henry County in west Tennessee. Locations impacted include Paris, Paris Landing State Park, Cottage Grove, Latham, Routon, Palmersville, Springville, Puryear, Big Sandy, Henry, Mansfield, Jones Mill, Old Springville, Crossland, Como, Brundige, Sunnyside, Whitlock, Porter Court, and Conyersville.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 12:10 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Benton to near Lynnville to 6 miles north of Latham, moving southeast at 55 mph. Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail (0.88 inches). Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from August 20, 2026 at 12:11 AM CDT and expires at 1:00 AM CDT the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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