Expires:202403150345;Remove:202403150345;995325 WWUS84 KMEG 150255 SPSMEG Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 955 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024 ARZ026>028-035-036-048-TNZ019-020-048>051-088-150345- Poinsett AR-Craighead AR-St. Francis AR-Crittenden AR-Mississippi AR- Cross AR-Lauderdale TN-Shelby TN-Tipton TN-Crockett TN-Dyer TN- Haywood TN-Gibson TN- 955 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD... NORTHWESTERN ST. FRANCIS...MISSISSIPPI...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... POINSETT...LAUDERDALE...NORTHERN HAYWOOD...NORTHWESTERN SHELBY... CROCKETT...TIPTON...SOUTHERN DYER AND SOUTHWESTERN GIBSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM CDT... At 955 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Forked Deer to near Bassett to near Wynne. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... West Memphis, Dyersburg, Blytheville, Forrest City, Marion, Millington, Covington, Humboldt, Ripley, Wynne, Osceola, Trumann, Marked Tree, Earle, Harrisburg, Lepanto, Caraway, Luxora, Parkin, and Wilson. 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 3547 9103 3600 8978 3600 8971 3605 8968 3613 8951 3586 8884 3528 8989 3500 9102 TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 267DEG 38KT 3581 8946 3552 9009 3526 9087 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ CAD