Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 11 at 4:44PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 11, 2026 - 2:44pm
Expires:
September 11, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 444 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Millington to near Bartlett to near Southeast
Memphis. Movement was east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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, Collierville, Germantown, Millington, T O Fuller State
Park, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Cordova, Memphis, Lakeland,
Arlington, Munford, Brighton, Southwest Memphis, Ellendale,
Whitehaven, Frayser, Midtown Memphis, Southeast Memphis, Downtown
Memphis, and Eads.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Arkansas near mile marker 284.
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 26.
Interstate 240 between mile markers 12 and 30.
Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 12.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Tipton; Shelby
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov