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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
129 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024

ARZ026-027-035-170700-
Poinsett AR-Craighead AR-Cross AR-
129 AM CDT Sat Aug 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CRAIGHEAD...WESTERN
POINSETT AND NORTHWESTERN CROSS COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM CDT...

At 129 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Weiner, or 13 miles northwest of Harrisburg, moving east at 25 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, Harrisburg, Weiner, Cherry Valley, Cash, Hickory Ridge,
Egypt, Waldenburg, Greenfield, Fisher, Wiley Crossing, Apt, Valley
View, Supply, Winesburg, Bay Village, Cary, Herman, Pittinger, and
Dryden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3588 9099 3588 9087 3590 9087 3589 9063
      3538 9063 3541 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 274DEG 22KT 3569 9090

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

$$

Schlessiger