Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Memphis, TN

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  MEMPHIS TN
315 PM CDT THU SEP 18 1986

       ... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH ...

ONCE AGAIN...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED DURING THE HEAT OF
MID-AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. AT 3:15 PM CDT THUNDERSTORMS COVERED
MUCH OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST TENNESSEE AND THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.  THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ALONG THE
TENNESSEE-MISSISSIPPI LINE BETWEEN HOLLY SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI AND
COLLIERVILLE TENNESSEE.

DUE...IN PART...TO THE VERY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS. IN
ADDITION...THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO FEATURE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR
AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MID-SOUTH UNTIL A FEW HOURS AFTER
SUNSET.
RESIDENTS OF THE MID-SOUTH SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT LOW-LYING ROADWAYS MAY BECOME
WATER COVERED RAPIDLY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER.

PLEASE MONITOR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.