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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
456 WWUS84 KMEG 170629 SPSMEG 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