Weakley County EMA

08/20/2026

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas... Southeastern Pemiscot County in ...

08/20/2026

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Weakley County in west Tennessee... Benton County in west Tennessee... Northeastern Carroll County ...

08/20/2026

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Weakley County in west Tennessee... Northeastern Gibson County in west Tennessee... Eastern Obion ...

08/20/2026

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Weakley County in west Tennessee... Northwestern Benton County in west Tennessee... ...

08/12/2026

Captain Doug Wheaton, EMA volunteer, Firefighter, and Red Cross volunteer is deploying today with the American Red Cross to Bend, Oregon to assist with the Hidden Forest Wildfire. The Volunteer State still lives up to it's name!

08/10/2026

We'd like to thank the TVA Gleason Steam Turbine Plant for inviting us to their facility! This meeting allowed us to collaborate with them to streamline emergency response plans and procedures. The Gleason TVA plant is capable of powering over 271,000 homes!

08/05/2026

Weakley County EMA received new radiation detection equipment this week!

Weakley County EMA performs quarterly radiation monitoring in several locations around the County. To do this, we rely on a variety of detection equipment from the Tennessee Emergency Management Authority.

The Ludlum 26-3 High-Range Integrated Frisker replaces our decades old CD V-718 Survey Meter. The Ludlum offers significant advantages over our old meter, including one handed operation, more maneuverability, longer battery life, and multiple units of measurement which equal faster, safer, and more accurate readings.

The older units only had the capability to read radiation in milliroentgens per hour (mR/hr) which is primarily used when monitoring an area or evaluating how much of an ambient radiation dose you may be absorbing in a given area, whereas the new detector can also measure in Counts per Minute (cpm) which is better for detecting radiological contamination on a person or object. It allows the user to locate the source of radioactive contamination rather than just checking if there’s ionizing radiation in the area.

The new unit also has a function to display the maximum reading it has sensed during a search, allowing the user to take readings in areas where the display isn’t visible, such as scanning the underside of a vehicle.

Other equipment EMA utilizes for radiation monitoring and operations include several dosimeters (pen like tubes that display the amount of mR/hr a person has been exposed to) and the UltraRadiac personal radiation monitor which is a small unit used to measure real-time radiation dose rates and total accumulated radiation doses in a hazardous environment.

As of this time, Weakley County has never had a radiological emergency. However, at times ambient radiation levels have been measurably higher, such as after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. Although minor, measurable effects from nuclear events so far away highlight the need for local monitoring.

07/21/2026

07/13/2026

Please join me in thanking Professor Jason Hypes for many years of service as Deputy Director of the Weakley County Emergency Management Agency!

With nearly 20 years of service in various capacities, he has been the longest serving Emergency Management employee in the County's history!

As of July 1st, Mr. Hypes has decided to step down as Deputy Director to focus on his family and career as Professor of Nursing at Bethel College in McKenzie, but will continue to volunteer in Weakley County as needed.

Mr. Hypes has been an inspiration to many and an asset to our community. It is with the utmost respect and sincerity that we say "Thank you, Sir"!

07/10/2026

The Flood Warning will expire at 245 PM CDT this afternoon for portions of Southeast Missouri, including the following area, Pemiscot and West Tennessee, including the following areas, Henry, Lake, ...