Special Weather Statement 05/02/2025 11:01 for Tennessee areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 2 at 1:01PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 2, 2025 - 11:01am
Expires: 
May 2, 2025 - 11:45am
Description: 
At 100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near South Fulton to Dancyville. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Dyer, South Fulton, Bradford, Atwood, Jones Mill, Huntersville, Lapata, Westover, Ralston, Silerton, Leach, Terrell, Currie, McKenzie, Gann, Ore Springs, Clarksburg, Trezevant, Fruitland, and Brims Corner.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for west Tennessee.
Area Description: 
Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Fayette; Hardeman; McNairy
Forcast Office: 
NWS Memphis TN