Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 7:36PM CDT until March 15 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 5:36pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 736 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ft Pillow to near Millington to near Walls,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Brownsville, Millington,
Covington, Humboldt, T O Fuller State Park, Cordova, Memphis,
Lakeland, Arlington, Munford, Somerville, Brighton, Alamo, Bells,
Southwest Memphis, Hillville, and Whitehaven.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee near mile marker 1, and between mile
markers 4 and 71.
Interstate 240 between mile markers 12 and 30.
Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 12.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for west
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Crockett, TN; Fayette, TN; Haywood, TN; Lauderdale, TN; Madison, TN; Shelby, TN; Tipton, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov