A tornado touched down in the Mid-South Monday, but a warning wasn't issued | What you can do to stay aware

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Monday's severe weather in the Mid-South produced another tornado and multiple funnel clouds. 

According to the National Weather Service, a very weak EF-0 tornado touched down in north Haywood County.

The storm had winds of 62 mph and stayed on the ground for less than 100 yards.

RELATED: Funnel cloud reported in Crockett County, Tennessee

The only damage was in Christmasville at Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church where several small headstones were knocked down at the cemetery.

No one was injured.

Here’s an interesting fact; this will be the second time in about 3 months that the National Weather Service completed their survey and determined that a tornado touched down outside of a tornado warning.

Back in April, a tornado touched down in Panola, Mississippi. That storm was also outside of a tornado warning. It stayed on the ground for 16 miles and had winds over 100 miles an hour. One person in a mobile home was injured. There were no fatalities.  

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There were several reports of funnel clouds on Monday as well - one near Luxora and another in Crockett County.

The National Weather Service sent a crew to survey the area and determined that there was damage in Crockett County, but it was straight-line wind damage and not a tornado.  

Neither of the two recent weather events caused major damage, but this is a great time to prepare yourself and your family for severe weather. 

Here are three ways to prepare for severe weather at any time :

1. Weather radios are a great way to get notifications even if you are sleeping. They will notify you if the NWS issues a watch or a warning and you can set your notifications for your preference. 
2. Keep your phones charged at all times. It is very important to have multiple ways to communicate. You never know when you may lose power. 
3. Have a severe weather plan prepared before the storm arrives. Talk to your kids and family about where they should go in case of a storm, what will they do if you all get separated and how they should protect themselves. 

Severe weather can happen anytime. Plan ahead and be proactive instead of reactive.  

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