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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

$$

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