WWUS84 KMEG 060557

SPSMEG



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Memphis TN

1257 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026

 

TNZ019-020-048-050-051-060630-

Crockett TN-Lauderdale TN-Dyer TN-Haywood TN-Gibson TN-

1257 AM CDT Wed May 6 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CROCKETT...SOUTHEASTERN DYER...

GIBSON...EAST CENTRAL LAUDERDALE AND NORTH CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTIES

THROUGH 130 AM CDT...



At 1256 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Chestnut Bluff, or 15 miles east of Ripley, moving east at 55 mph.



HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Humboldt, Trenton, Alamo, Dyer, Halls, Chestnut Bluff, Forked Deer,

Eaton, Medina, Maury City, Friendship, Gates, Gadsden, Gibson,

Tuckers Corner, Grizzard, Hawkinsville, Quincy, Gibson Wells, and

Good Luck.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



&&



LAT...LON 3568 8938 3586 8947 3613 8890 3584 8875

TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 251DEG 50KT 3581 8928 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH



$$



JAB