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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
246 WWUS84 KMEG 170153 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 853 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ARZ026-027-170230- Poinsett AR-Craighead AR- 853 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN CRAIGHEAD AND NORTHWESTERN POINSETT COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT... At 852 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Swifton, or 11 miles northeast of Newport, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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, Harrisburg, Bono, Bay, Brookland, Weiner, Cash, Egypt, Greenfield, Hergett, Apt, Valley View, Farrville, Dorothy, Winesburg, Promised Land, Uno, Cary, Herndon, and Pitts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3588 9103 3588 9087 3592 9087 3592 9086 3593 9086 3593 9057 3555 9058 3560 9104 TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 266DEG 41KT 3575 9110 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ AEH