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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 286, NWS Memphis, TN

May 3, 2006Lawrence County, Randolph County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2006, 10:52 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Randolph County, Arkansas. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 3, 2006, 10:52 PM CDT (03:52 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2006, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Lawrence County, AR, Randolph County, AR

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 3, 3:36 PM CDT, 7 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 3:36 PM CDT, 7 hours 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 2:45 PM CDT, 8 hours 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 5:24 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 5:34 PM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 5:49 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 5:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 6:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 6:51 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
651 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0310 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0322 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0345 PM     HAIL             DELL                    35.86N 90.03W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   POST OFFICE

0400 PM     HAIL             4 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.98W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0400 PM     HAIL             5 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.96W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL REPORTED RIGHT ALONG COUNTY LINE OF DUNKLIN AND
            PEMISCOT COUNTIES

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S TRUMANN             35.65N 90.52W
05/03/2006                   POINSETT           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0430 PM     HAIL             2 SW OSCEOLA            35.68N 90.02W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0455 PM     TSTM WND GST     ASHPORT                 35.77N 89.80W
05/03/2006  E60 MPH          LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0515 PM     HAIL             4 W COVINGTON           35.57N 89.72W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       TIPTON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0516 PM     HAIL             HERNANDO                34.83N 89.99W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       DESOTO             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0518 PM     HAIL             ARBYRD                  36.05N 90.24W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0539 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0615 PM     HAIL             FISHER                  35.49N 90.97W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E FISHER              35.49N 90.92W
05/03/2006                   POINSETT           AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TELEPHONE POLES DOWN ON ROUTE 214

0633 PM     HAIL             2 N TRUMANN             35.70N 90.52W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, McNairy	23 min
May 4, 2:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	23 min
May 3, 9:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Cross, Poinsett	89 min
May 4, 1:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Poinsett	35 min
May 4, 1:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	St. Francis	21 min
May 4, 1:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden	29 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2006 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.