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Wed. tornado assigned preliminary EF-3 damage assessment

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A National Weather Service damage survey team has assigned at least an EF-3 preliminary damage assessment to Wednesday's tornado, according to NWS Memphis. The EF scale ranges from 0 to 5. An EF-3 tornado is…

Crews investigate plane crash near Corinth, Miss.

    ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. -- Crews are investigating a Thursday morning plane crash near Corinth, Miss., that resulted in one person being airlifted to a Memphis hospital. The crash occurred around 8:44 a.m. along County Road 504 near the Roscoe Turner Airport outside Corinth. The…

Flash floods take Jackson drivers by surprise

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Quickly rising waters on roads across Jackson took drivers by surprise as a storm passed through the area, Wednesday.  As heavy rains fell, around 6 p.m., the intersection at…

Storms destroy homes in Selmer

SELMER, Tenn. -- Emergency crews worked to clear parts of Falcon Road in Selmer for hours Wednesday night after a storm destroy homes in its path. One of the homes belonged…

Storms destroy home in Madison County

  MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Wednesday's severe weather brought heavy rain and strong winds to the area but luckily no serious injuries have been reported. There was some significant damage though…

2 men appear on charges in separate Jackson shootings

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man suspected in an early Friday morning shooting in east Jackson appeared Wednesday in city court. Darnel Williams now faces counts of facilitation of attempted first-degree murder and…

Christmas cooks using help from local businesses

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Christmas is only two days away, and the next best thing to the presents is the food. The Old Country Store is cooking nonstop because they said they have around 100 Christmas pickup orders over the next two days.…

Alamo opens city tornado shelter

ALAMO, Tenn. -- For the third time since its construction, the city of Alamo opened its tornado shelter Wednesday. Alamo Mayor Tommy Green said they made the decision to open the shelter just after noon. The building is built to…

Some West Tenn. residents without power

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Some residents in the Gibson Electric Membership Corporation service area reportedly are without power, according to officials with the utility. Gibson County EMA Director Rickey Graves also confirmed the outages. While power has been restored to many in…

Update: All tornado warnings in West Tenn. have expired

    HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- All tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service in Memphis for areas in West Tennessee have expired.   The warning for Hardin County expired at 7:30 p.m. The warning for Hardin County expired at 7 p.m. The…

Local EMA officials urge preparedness for severe weather

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Local emergency officials say it is important to prepare before any severe weather, including having plans to contact family members and neighbors in the aftermath of any storm or disaster. They say to have extra water…

Deputies arrest Martin man on sex charges involving teen

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies have arrested a 33-year-old Martin man on sex charges involving a 17-year-old-girl. Investigators with the Weakley County Sheriff's Office arrested Robert Aaron Dick on Monday on…

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