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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... TIPTON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN DYER COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE... LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE... WESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 215 PM CDT. * AT 126 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BURDETTE TO NEAR MUNFORD TO NEAR ELLENDALE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BARTLETT, BLYTHEVILLE, MILLINGTON, COVINGTON, RIPLEY, OSCEOLA, LUXORA, FORT PILLOW STATE PARK, MEMPHIS, MUNFORD, BRIGHTON, DELL, BURDETTE, DIXONVILLE, ASHPORT, FT PILLOW, NUTBUSH, FULTON, TIPTON AND ATOKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. Our severe weather coverage is sponsored by Lindsey Electric, your Generac generator dealer in Jackson. Call 731-423-1580, or visit Lindsey Electric Service dot com. Lindsey Electric – The authority for your power solutions.