Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
573 WWUS84 KMEG 080526 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1226 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ARZ026-027-080545- Poinsett AR-Craighead AR- 1226 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CRAIGHEAD AND NORTHWESTERN POINSETT COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM CDT... At 1226 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Weiner, or 10 miles west of Harrisburg, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Harrisburg, Weiner, Waldenburg, Greenfield, Landers, Weona, Uno, Whitaker, Cary, McCormick, Old Weona, Lake Poinsett State Park, and Bayou De View State Wildlife Management Area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3552 9103 3567 9103 3577 9061 3553 9056 TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 254DEG 23KT 3560 9090 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ PWB