Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 9 at 1:39PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 9, 2026 - 11:39am
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 139 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Walls, or near Horn Lake, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Bartlett, Southaven, Collierville, Germantown, Olive Branch, Horn
Lake, Hernando, T O Fuller State Park, Memphis, Walls, Pinckney, Lake
Cormorant, Southwest Memphis, Lynchburg, Eudora, Southeast Memphis,
Downtown Memphis, Whitehaven, Lewisburg, and Midtown Memphis.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee near mile marker 1, and between mile
markers 5 and 14.
Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 1 and 12.
Interstate 240 between mile markers 12 and 30.
Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 12.
Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 277 and 292.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
eastern Arkansas...northwestern Mississippi...and west Tennessee.
Area Description:
Crittenden; DeSoto; Marshall; Shelby
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov