Expires:202403150300;Remove:202403150300;994300 WWUS84 KMEG 150227 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 927 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024 ARZ026>028-035-036-MOZ115-TNZ019-020-048-049-051-150300- Poinsett AR-Craighead AR-Mississippi AR-Cross AR-Crittenden AR- Pemiscot MO-Tipton TN-Crockett TN-Lauderdale TN-Dyer TN-Gibson TN- 927 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD... POINSETT...MISSISSIPPI...NORTHERN CRITTENDEN...CROSS...SOUTHERN PEMISCOT...NORTHWESTERN CROCKETT...WESTERN TIPTON...DYER...WEST CENTRAL GIBSON AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM CDT... At 926 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Ashport to near Luxora to Tyronza to 6 miles east of Hickory Ridge. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Dyersburg, Blytheville, Ripley, Wynne, Osceola, Trumann, Caruthersville, Gosnell, Manila, Marked Tree, Earle, Harrisburg, Steele, Lake City, Leachville, Lepanto, Bay, Caraway, Luxora, and Parkin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for eastern Arkansas...southeastern Missouri...and west Tennessee. && LAT...LON 3554 9103 3600 9008 3600 8996 3605 8996 3620 8965 3598 8906 3581 8935 3582 8940 3576 8944 3529 9026 3515 9104 TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 241DEG 28KT 3587 8970 3572 8989 3546 9037 3537 9089 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ CAD