Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Memphis Metro and Northwest Mississippi Through 11:15 AM
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NOAA issued it on April 6, 2026, 4 months 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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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton counties in Tennessee and DeSoto and Marshall counties in Mississippi until 11:15 AM CST.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- West Tennessee and Northwest Mississippi
- Issued
- April 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Memphis
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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in West Tennessee and Northwest Mississippi.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of west Tennessee and northwestern Mississippi. The alert was issued at 10:32 AM CST and remains in effect until 11:15 AM CST.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following geographic regions:
- West Tennessee: Shelby County, Fayette County, and southeastern Tipton County.
- Northwestern Mississippi: Northeastern DeSoto County and northwestern Marshall County.
Specific locations impacted include Memphis, Bartlett, Southaven, Collierville, Germantown, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Millington, Cordova, Lakeland, Arlington, Somerville, Byhalia, Walls, Mt Pleasant, Ellendale, Whitehaven, Midtown Memphis, and Lynchburg.
Travelers should be aware of hazardous conditions on the following highways:
- Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 5 and 43.
- Interstate 22 in Mississippi between mile markers 1 and 13.
- Interstate 240 between mile markers 12 and 30.
- Interstate 55 in Tennessee (mile markers 1-9) and Mississippi (mile markers 287-292).
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Residents must remain alert for a possible tornado, as tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado, go at once to a storm shelter or a small central room in a sturdy structure.
Expected Conditions
At 10:32 AM CST, radar indicated a severe thunderstorm located over Horn Lake, moving east at 40 mph. The storm is capable of producing 60 mph wind gusts. Expected impacts include damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is effective immediately as of 10:32 AM CST and is scheduled to expire at 11:15 AM CST on March 7, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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