TORNADO WARNING IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE

TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11:15 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

AT 10:30 AM CDT...STORM LAB RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GERMANTOWN AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

ARLINGTON BY 10:55 AM CDT
OAKLAND BY 10:58 AM CDT
GALLAWAY BY 10:59 AM CDT
BRADEN BY 11:05 AM CDT
MASON BY 11:10 AM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORK BENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STRUDY BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR A CLOSET. USE PILLOWS AND BLANKETS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR A VEHICLE...EVACUATE IT AND GET INTO A STURDY BUILDING. IF NO BUILDING IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

JACKSON