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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
246 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

ARZ009-018-026-028-MOZ113-115-050830-
Greene AR-Craighead AR-Mississippi AR-Clay AR-Pemiscot MO-Dunklin MO-
246 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN GREENE...EASTERN
CRAIGHEAD...NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...EASTERN CLAY...WESTERN
PEMISCOT AND DUNKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM CDT...

At 246 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Chalk Bluff Natural Area to near
Jonesboro. Movement was east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Jonesboro, Paragould, Blytheville, Kennett, Osceola, Malden, Piggott,
Gosnell, Manila, Portageville, Hayti, Steele, Lake City, Leachville,
Campbell, Rector, Senath, Brookland, Monette, and Caraway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3663 8996 3654 8995 3639 8997 3639 8975
      3642 8974 3643 8973 3640 8967 3572 8998
      3578 9069 3650 9028 3650 9022 3652 9022
      3654 9021 3655 9019 3659 9019 3663 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 273DEG 53KT 3653 9022 3585 9061

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

PWB