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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Memphis, TN

September 13, 20084 states

NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Sep 13, 2008, 6:54 AM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Sep 13, 2008, 3:46 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 13, 2008, 6:54 AM CDT (11:54 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 13, 2008, 3:46 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 14, 2008, 2:58 PM CDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
All 50 counties

Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 63 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2008-09-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1465 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2008-09-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 98 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1465 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
6.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KMEG 131154
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
654 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 4
PM SUNDAY FOR AREAS ROUGHLY WEST OF WATER VALLEY MISSISSIPPI TO
LEXINGTON TENNESSEE LINE...

.TROPICAL STORM IKE WILL LIFT INTO NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY
SUNRISE SUNDAY. THIS TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL BE IN CLOSE ENOUGH
PROXIMITY TO THE MIDSOUTH TO CREATE WINDS NEAR OR EXCEEDING
WIND ADVISORY LEVELS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI DELTA AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL TONIGHT. BY SUNRISE
SUNDAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIFT INTO WEST TENNESSEE AND FAR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. AS THE REMNANTS OF IKE LIFT TOWARD THE
GREAT LAKES SUNDAY EVENING...WIND SPEEDS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE
OVER THE MIDSOUTH...BECOMING LIGHT BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088>090-
132100-
/O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.080914T0500Z-080914T2100Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-
TALLAHATCHIE-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-
LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...
TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN...
DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...
COVINGTON...JACKSON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...
MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR
654 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM IKE LIFT INTO THE OZARKS TOWARD
SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
DURING THE DAYLIGHT MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY.

WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE OVER THE MIDSOUTH IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS SUNDAY...AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM IKE
RAPIDLY LIFT AWAY FROM THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

PWB
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMEG 132046
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
346 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IKE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION
THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SUNDAY
MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD TIGHTEN ACROSS THE MID SOUTH
IN ADVANCE OF IKE AND RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY.

MSZ013-021-TNZ053>055-140500-
/O.EXA.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.080914T0500Z-080914T2100Z/
LAFAYETTE-YALOBUSHA-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...LEXINGTON
346 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM CDT
SUNDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE WIND ADVISORY AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DOWNED
TREE BRANCHES...WEAK TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088>090-
140500-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.080914T0500Z-080914T2100Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-
TALLAHATCHIE-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-
LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...
TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN...
DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...
COVINGTON...JACKSON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...
MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR
346 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
CDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
CDT SUNDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE WIND ADVISORY AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DOWNED
TREE BRANCHES...WEAK TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

JLH
000 
WWUS74 KMEG 140407
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1107 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

TROPICAL STORM IKE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
OVERNIGHT REACHING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD TIGHTEN ACROSS THE MID SOUTH IN ADVANCE
OF IKE AND RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH
MUCH OF SUNDAY.

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>003-007-008-010>013-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-
088>090-141215-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.080914T0500Z-080914T2100Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-
LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-
GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-
HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...
TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...UNION CITY...MARTIN...
DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...
COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR
1107 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE WIND ADVISORY AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DOWNED
TREE BRANCHES...WEAK TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMEG 140812
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
312 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

TROPICAL STORM IKE WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. STRONG WINDS ON THE EAST
AND SOUTHWEST SIDE OF IKE WILL AFFECT THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON TODAY. 

MSZ004>006-009-014-TNZ091-092-141700-
/O.EXA.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-UNION-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...IUKA...BOONEVILLE...
NEW ALBANY...SAVANNAH
312 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY. THE BRISK WINDS MAY RESULT
IN DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>003-007-008-010>013-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-
088>090-141700-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-
LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-
GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-
HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...
TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...UNION CITY...MARTIN...
DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...
COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR
312 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT
IN DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

PWB
000 
WWUS74 KMEG 141021
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
521 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

TROPICAL STORM IKE WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. STRONG WINDS ON THE EAST
AND SOUTHWEST SIDE OF IKE WILL AFFECT THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON TODAY.

ARZ008-009-017-018-141400-
/O.NEW.KMEG.HW.W.0002.080914T1021Z-080914T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD
521 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR
THROUGH 9 AM. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DAMAGE
POWER LINES... TREES AND MAY CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY FROM 9 AM...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES IS NOT ADVISED UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$

ARZ026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>014-020-021-
TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-141400-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-
LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-
ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-
LAFAYETTE-UNION-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-
DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-
CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...
WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA...KENNETT...
CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...IUKA...
TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...
NEW ALBANY...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...
HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...
BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH
521 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT
IN DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

PWB
000 
WWUS74 KMEG 141123
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

TROPICAL STORM IKE WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. STRONG WINDS ON THE EAST
AND SOUTHWEST SIDE OF IKE WILL AFFECT THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON TODAY.

ARZ026-MOZ113-141400-
/O.EXA.KMEG.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...KENNETT
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND TREE DAMGE. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH 9 AM. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN
DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ARZ008-009-017-018-141400-
/O.EXT.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMEG.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1400Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR
THROUGH 9 AM. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DAMAGE POWER
LINES... TREES AND MAY CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS.

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY FROM 9 AM...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES IS NOT ADVISED UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$

ARZ027-028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ115-MSZ001>014-020-021-
TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-141400-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-
PEMISCOT-DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-
TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-
TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-
CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-
HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...
WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA...CARUTHERSVILLE...
SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...
CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...UNION CITY...
MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...
HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...
GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH
623 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT
IN DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMEG 141405
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
905 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

TROPICAL STORM IKE WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. STRONG WINDS ON THE EAST
AND SOUTHWEST SIDE OF IKE WILL AFFECT THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON TODAY.

ARZ008-009-017-018-026-142100-
/O.CAN.KMEG.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1400Z/
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO
905 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT
IN DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MOZ115-TNZ001>004-019>021-142100-
/O.EXB.KMEG.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARUTHERSVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN...
DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON
905 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH 12 PM. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
TREE TREES...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AND SOME POSSIBLE
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WEAK STRUCTURES OR MOBILE HOMES. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES IS NOT ADVISED UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.


$$

MOZ113-142100-
/O.EXT.KMEG.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
DUNKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KENNETT
905 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH 12 PM. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
TREE TREES...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AND SOME POSSIBLE
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WEAK STRUCTURES OR MOBILE HOMES. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES IS NOT ADVISED UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$

ARZ027-028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>014-020-021-TNZ048>055-
088>092-142100-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-
PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-TALLAHATCHIE-
YALOBUSHA-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-
HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...
WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...
CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...
OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...
BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH
905 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT
IN DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

JLH
000 
WWUS74 KMEG 141718
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1218 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE HAS MOVED QUICKLY NORTHEAST AND IS POSITIONED OVER
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AT NOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT
ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
GUST OVER ADVISORY CRITERIA BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

MOZ113-115-TNZ001>004-019>021-142100-
/O.EXP.KMEG.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...UNION CITY...
MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...
HUNTINGDON
1218 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL LIKELY 
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
ADDITIONAL DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ARZ027-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>014-020-021-TNZ049-050-052>055-
088>092-141830-
/O.CAN.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
POINSETT-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-
MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-
COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-
TIPTON-HAYWOOD-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...
FORREST CITY...HELENA...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...
IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...
NEW ALBANY...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...
GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH
1218 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT
EXPECT CONTINUED WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH.

$$

ARZ008-009-017-018-026-028-TNZ048-051-142100-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-MISSISSIPPI-LAUDERDALE-
CROCKETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
BLYTHEVILLE
1218 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL LIKELY 
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
ADDITIONAL DOWNED TREE BRANCHES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

JLH
000 
WWUS74 KMEG 141958
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
258 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WINDS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE...

ARZ008-009-017-018-026-028-MOZ113-115-TNZ001>004-019>021-048-051-
142100-
/O.CAN.KMEG.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080914T2100Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-MISSISSIPPI-DUNKLIN-
PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-
CROCKETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
BLYTHEVILLE...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN...
DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON
258 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE HAS MOVED WELL NORTHEAST OF THE MID SOUTH
AND HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

JLH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Sep 13, 3:52 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 3:52 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
352 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.DISCUSSION...
HURRICANE IKE MADE LANDFALL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRIMARY
FORECAST CONCERNS REMAIN THE RAIN...WIND AND TORNADO THREATS ON
THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF IKE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME...THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS WERE FAR APART
WITH THEIR HANDLING OF IKE/S REMNANTS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. NO
SUCH MODEL DISAGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH TIGHT MODEL AGREEMENT...
LEADING TO INCREASED FORECAST CONFIDENCE. THIS TIGHT AGREEMENT IS
THE RESULT OF THE GFS COMING IN LINE WITH THE CONSISTENT ECMWF.
IT APPEARS THAT THE REMNANTS OF IKE WILL BE QUICKLY LIFTED
NORTHEAST...AHEAD OF RATHER HIGH AMPLITUDE MIDLEVEL TROF DROPPING
INTO THE MID MS RIVER VALLEY. BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING...EXPECT THE
SURFACE LOW THAT HAD BEEN IKE TO BE NEAR BUFFALO NY. A MODIFIED
CANADIAN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DROP INTO THE MIDSOUTH
MONDAY...AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WORKWEEK.

BACK TO THE SHORTER TERM...AS IKE LIFTS NORTH THROUGH EAST TX
THIS AFTERNOON...SOME OUTER CONVECTIVE BANDS WILL LIKELY ENTER
NORTHWEST MS AND EAST AR. SFC TO 3KM AVERAGE HELICITY VALUES WILL
NOT INCREASE ABOVE 200 M2/S2 UNTIL SUNDOWN OVER THESE AREAS.
NONETHELESS...LOCALLY MAXIMIZED AREAS OF HELICITY IN THE OUTER
BANDS MAY ENCOUNTER SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY FOR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO OVER EAST AR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WHEN THE CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE OF IKE REACHES THE
ARKLATEX REGION.

IKE WILL TRACK INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MO BY SUNRISE SUNDAY. AN
ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE...PARTICULARLY WEST OF
THE MS RIVER. AT THIS TIME...SURFACE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP
NOTICEABLY OVER THE MIDSOUTH. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE REQUIRED
FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY OVER A PORTION OF THE MIDSOUTH. AFTER
COORDINATION WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES... WILL HOLD OFF ON ADVISORY
ISSUANCE UNTIL THE DAYSHIFT. WILL MENTION THE STRONG WINDS WITH THE
TORNADO POTENTIAL IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN STILL POSSIBLE WEST OF THE MS RIVER OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD
FLOODING THREAT SHOULD BE LIMITED...DUE TO THE SPEED AT WHICH IKE
WILL LIFTS OUT. THE BULK OF IKE/S HEAVY RAINS WILL OCCUR IN THE
NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE SURFACE LOW...OVER NORTHWEST AR AND
SOUTHWEST/SOUTH CENTRAL MO TONIGHT.

THE WEATHER FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS
TRANQUIL AND AUTUMN LIKE. HAVE DROPPED TEMPS A BIT FROM EARLIER
FORECASTS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. QUITE A CHANGE FROM THE RECENT
HOT/HUMID WEATHER AND THE CHAOTIC WEATHER OF TROPICAL SYSTEM IKE.

PWB

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  90  76  81  62 /  20  50  70  20
MKL  91  74  83  58 /  10  20  70  20
JBR  89  73  80  60 /  30  90  90  20
TUP  91  73  84  62 /  10  20  60  30

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 13, 4:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
429 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-141100-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-
MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-
ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-
UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA-
429 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CONVECTIVE BANDS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM IKE WILL MOVE INTO ARKANSAS
TODAY...WITH OUTER BANDS LIKELY REACHING EAST ARKANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SHORT
LIVED TORNADOES IN THESE OUTER BANDS. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS...AFFECTING AREAS MAINLY WEST
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

WINDS WILL INCREASE NOTICEABLY LATE TONIGHT...AS THE REMNANTS OF
TROPICAL SYSTEM IKE MOVES INTO NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL OVERNIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADO THREATS... NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL MAY SEE UP TO 2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS MAY LEAD TO A LOCALIZED
THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING LATE TONIGHT. DUE TO THE SPEED AT WHICH IKE
WILL LIFT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...A WIDESPREAD THREAT OF FLASH
FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHWEST
TENNESSEE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS SUNDAY MORNING. THE MEMPHIS
METRO AREA WILL LIKELY SEE WINDS NEAR 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST TENNESSEE
MAY SEE A BRIEF RISK OF TORNADOES DURING THE DAYLIGHT MORNING
HOURS ON SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FROM SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY IS VERY LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. PLEASE REPORT ANY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...FLOODING OR
TORNADOES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MEMPHIS.

PWB

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Sources

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