Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for West Tennessee and Northwest Mississippi Through 3:00 PM
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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 parts of Tennessee and Mississippi, warning of 60 mph wind gusts and penny-sized hail.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- West Tennessee and Northwest Mississippi
- Issued
- April 6, 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 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 TN has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of west Tennessee and northwest Mississippi. The warning was issued at 2:13 PM CDT following radar-indicated storm activity in the region.
Affected Areas
The warning impacts the following geographic areas:
- Northwestern Mississippi: Northeastern DeSoto County, Marshall County, and Benton County.
- West Tennessee: Fayette County, Hardeman County, northwestern McNairy County, southeastern Shelby County, and southwestern Chester County.
Specific locations in the path include Collierville, Olive Branch, Holly Springs, Bolivar, Wall Doxey State Park, Lamar, Whiteville, Somerville, Byhalia, Snow Lake Shores, Silerton, Mt Pleasant, Masseyville, Lewisburg, Michigan City, Red Banks, Canaan, Lagrange, Slayden, and Marianna. The warning also covers Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 41 and 42, and Interstate 22 in Mississippi between mile markers 6 and 41.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Residents are also cautioned that torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 2:12 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Dancyville to 8 miles southeast of Eads to Lewisburg, moving east at 35 mph.
- Wind: Gusts up to 60 mph are expected.
- Hail: Penny-sized hail has been indicated by radar.
- Impacts: Residents should expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The alert is effective immediately as of 2:13 PM CDT and is currently set to expire at 3:00 PM CDT on March 9.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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