Mariann Martin | Jackson Sun News
Storms that swept through West Tennessee over the Fourth of July weekend provided some fireworks of their own but did little damage.
The National Weather Service issued several severe thunderstorm warnings, flash flood warnings and even a few tornado warnings Saturday afternoon and evening.
But authorities reported no major damage, although some areas had downed trees and heavy rain.
Less violent storms moved through the area Sunday afternoon.
Chris Duke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the rain should move out of West Tennessee this morning.
"We have a 20 percent chance of rain for Monday because the front could spark a shower or two," Duke said. "But for the most part, it will be a very slight chance."
Temperatures the rest of the week will be below normal, with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s, Duke said.
Rainfall at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport was less than half an inch for Saturday and Sunday, but local amounts could have been heavier, Duke said.
Jackson residents saw several power outages, according to Jackson Energy Authority spokesman Steve Bowers. About 700 customers in southwest Jackson were out of power Saturday evening, and 1,100 lost power Sunday in the North Royal Street area.
Sunday's outage was not weather-related, Bowers said.
Fatalities
At least three people died in accidents in West Tennessee during the holiday weekend.
Gerald Richard Lazo, 51, of Norman, Okla., died after the tractor-trailer he was driving ran off the right side of the road and struck a guardrail and bridge.
The tractor-trailer caught on fire.
The accident happened about 8:30 a.m. near mile marker 69 eastbound.
Mitchell Brock Glisson was driving north at a "very high rate of speed" at the time of the accident, which happened about 1:28 a.m. near the intersection with Bear Road in Christmasville, according to a traffic report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
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