Special Weather Statement
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
535 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

ARZ026>028-162300-
Poinsett AR-Craighead AR-Mississippi AR-
535 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD...
NORTHEASTERN POINSETT AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES THROUGH
600 PM CDT...

At 535 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Trumann, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Osceola, Trumann, Lepanto, Bay, Caraway, Keiser, Etowah, Three Way,
Payneway, West Ridge, Eastview, Lennie, Vail, Tulot, Big Lake, Weona,
Hatchie Coon, Maple Grove, Promised Land, and Mandalay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3551 9064 3567 9071 3587 9021 3565 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 249DEG 56KT 3560 9058

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

$$

Schlessiger
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