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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Memphis TN

1149 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

 

ARZ026-027-080515-

Poinsett AR-Craighead AR-

1149 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CRAIGHEAD AND

NORTHWESTERN POINSETT COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM CDT...



At 1148 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Weiner, or 14 miles northwest of Harrisburg, moving northeast 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...

Jonesboro, Bono, Lake City, Bay, Brookland, Weiner, Cash, Waldenburg,

Greenfield, Hergett, Apt, Valley View, Gum Point, Farrville, Uno,

Cary, Lache Lake, Herndon, Pitts, and Poplar Ridge.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3571 9104 3597 9072 3597 9060 3583 9038

      3549 9094 3558 9104

TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 229DEG 54KT 3565 9094 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH



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