Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
481 WWUS84 KMEG 140517 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1217 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024 ARZ027-028-036-TNZ048-049-140545- Poinsett AR-Mississippi AR-Crittenden AR-Tipton TN-Lauderdale TN- 1217 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT... SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN...NORTHWESTERN TIPTON AND SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM CDT... At 1217 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Tyronza, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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, Marked Tree, Lepanto, Wilson, Tyronza, Keiser, Joiner, Dyess, Gilmore, Bassett, Marie, Fulton, Gilt Edge, Burlison, Birdsong, Dimple, Eastview, Deckerville, Evadale, and Menesha. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3576 9008 3555 8978 3535 9043 3543 9051 3544 9050 3544 9052 3550 9058 TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 242DEG 31KT 3547 9037 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AEH