Alert archive / Arkansas / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this blizzard warning at Dec 25, 2012, 4:17 AM CST for 4 counties in Tennessee; 11 counties in Arkansas; Dunklin County, Pemiscot County, Missouri. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 34 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 4:17 AM CST (10:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
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, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Obion County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:17 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 10:11 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Pocahontas, AR | 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN 4 HOURS ON THE GROUND IN POCAHONTAS. THUNDERSTORM WITH SNOW AND 35 TO 40 MPH WINDS REPORTED AS OF 10 PM CST. |
| Dec 25, 10:25 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Jonesboro, AR | 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN 7 HOURS. THUNDERSTORM WITH SNOW BEING REPORTED AS OF 10 PM CST. |
| Dec 25, 11:18 PM CST | SNOW 4 | W Bono, AR | FOUR INCHES OF A SNOW IN ABOUT 5 HOURS. WIND NW 20-25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING IN THE AREA. |
| Dec 25, 11:45 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Wynne, AR | HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REPORTED NEAR WYNNE ARKANSAS WITH 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION REPORTED. TREE BRANCHES HAVE ALSO BEEN DOWNED BY STRONG WINDS AND NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED. |
| Dec 26, 1:23 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Dyersburg, TN | SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS IN DYERSBURG. ICY ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
| Dec 26, 1:23 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Dyersburg, TN | SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS IN DYERSBURG. ICY ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. |
| Dec 26, 3:36 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 Sw Walnut Ridge, AR | HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOW DRIFTS REPORTED TO TWO FEET DEEP. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED COUNTYWIDE WITH 4 SEMI TRUCKS JACKKNIFED AS WELL AS 4 ADDITIONAL VEHICLES INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR |
| Dec 26, 4:58 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Ripley, TN | LAUDERDALE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS AROUND ONE INCH OF SNOW WITH A FEW ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS COUNTYWIDE. |
| Dec 26, 4:58 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Ripley, TN | LAUDERDALE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS AROUND ONE INCH OF SNOW WITH A FEW ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS COUNTYWIDE. |
| Dec 26, 5:15 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Tiptonville, TN | |
| Dec 26, 5:15 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Hayti, MO | CITY ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. |
| Dec 26, 5:25 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Kennett, MO | ROADS ARE ICE AND SNOW COVERED AND VERY TREACHEROUS |
| Dec 26, 5:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Malden, MO | ROADS SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLICK. |
| Dec 26, 5:35 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Corning, AR | POLICE REPORTED 10 TO 11 INCHES IN CORNING WITH SEVERE ROAD CONDITIONS. HIGHWAY 135 BETWEEN CORNING AND PARAGOULD IMPASSASBLE. |
| Dec 26, 5:35 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Corning, AR | POLICE REPORTED 10 TO 11 INCHES IN CORNING WITH SEVERE ROAD CONDITIONS. HIGHWAY 135 BETWEEN CORNING AND PARAGOULD IMPASSABLE. THE CORNING AWOS REPORTED A MAXIMUM WIND GUST OF 44 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR LESS BETWEEN 0555Z AND 0735Z. |
| Dec 26, 5:40 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Pocahontas, AR | DEPUTIES SCATTERED ACROSS TOWN REPORTED 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH DRIFTS OVER 18 INCHES AND SEVERE ROAD CONDITIONS. |
| Dec 26, 5:45 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Paragould, AR | SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 8 TO POSSIBLY 10 INCHES WITH DRIFTS NEARLY UP TO YOUR KNEES. SEVERAL ACCIDENTS COUNTY WIDE. |
| Dec 26, 5:50 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Blytheville, AR | ROADS IN BAD SHAPE WITH SEVERAL REPORTED VEHICLES IN DITCHES ON I-55. |
| Dec 26, 5:50 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Blytheville, AR | ROADS IN BAD SHAPE WITH SEVERAL REPORTED VEHICLES IN DITCHES ON I-55. THE BLYTHEVILLE ASOS REPORTED A MAXIMUM WIND GUST OF 41 MPH AND 3/4 OF MILE VISIBILITY FROM 0635Z TO 0702Z. |
| Dec 26, 5:55 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Jonesboro, AR | SEVERAL VEHICLES STUCK ACROSS TOWN IN 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Harrisburg, AR | ROADS ARE BAD WITH ONE FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 26, 6:15 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Forrest City, AR | |
| Dec 26, 6:20 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Earle, AR | ROADS ARE JUST WET. |
| Dec 26, 6:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | College City, AR | |
| Dec 26, 6:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Hoxie, AR | SNOW ESTIMATED AT 12-14 INCHES WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 26, 6:30 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Hoxie, AR | SNOW ESTIMATED AT 12-14 INCHES WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS. THE WALNUT RIDGE AWOS REPORTED A MAXIMUM WIND GUST OF 43 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE FROM 0355Z TO 0715Z. |
| Dec 26, 6:40 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Ripley, TN | ROADS SLICK WITH A FEW ACCIDENTS ACROSS TOWN. |
| Dec 26, 6:50 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 Ne Dyersburg, TN | COUNTRY ROADS VERY SLICK. |
| Dec 26, 7:15 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 2 Ne Jonesboro, AR | |
| Dec 26, 7:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Hickory Ridge, AR | ROADS SLUSHY. |
| Dec 26, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 W Marianna, AR | DRIFTS IN EXCESS OF ONE FOOT. |
| Dec 26, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Wheatley, AR | ROADS VERY ICY. |
| Dec 26, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 0 | 4 W Pocahontas, AR | 8 INCH SNOW DEPTH WITH DRIFTS OVER A FOOT REPORTED 4 MILES WEST OF POCAHONTAS. |
| Dec 26, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 4 W Pocahontas, AR | 8 INCH SNOW DEPTH WITH DRIFTS OVER A FOOT REPORTED 4 MILES WEST OF POCAHONTAS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2386 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
251 WWUS44 KMEG 251017 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 417 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE MIDSOUTH FROM LATE TODAY...THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY ACROSS TEXAS WILL TRACK INTO THE MIDSOUTH BY THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NIGHT WITH THE ADDED POSSIBILITY OF AN INITIAL ICE PELLET MIX. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. ARZ008-009-017-018-026-MOZ113-251800- /O.CAN.KMEG.WS.W.0002.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.121225T2100Z-121226T1500Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... KENNETT 417 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ARZ027-028-035-MOZ115-TNZ001-002-019-251800- /O.UPG.KMEG.WS.A.0002.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.121225T2100Z-121226T1500Z/ POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION-DYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE... CARUTHERSVILLE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG 417 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TNZ048-251800- /O.NEW.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.121225T2100Z-121226T1500Z/ LAUDERDALE- 417 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ARZ036-048-049-058-MSZ001-007-008-010-011-TNZ003-004-020-021- 049>051-088-089-251800- /O.NEW.KMEG.WW.Y.0002.121226T0300Z-121226T1500Z/ CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA... SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE 417 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW/SLEET/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A BRIEF MIXTURE OF ICE PELLETS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...FROM 9PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 9AM WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JAB
5 follow-up statements
711 WWUS44 KMEG 251710 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1110 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE MIDSOUTH FROM LATE TODAY...THROUGH CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY ACROSS TEXAS WILL TRACK INTO THE MIDSOUTH BY THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NIGHT. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-019-048- 260115- /O.CON.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.121225T2100Z-121226T1500Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE... UNION CITY...DYERSBURG 1110 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ARZ036-048-049-058-MSZ001-007-008-010-011-TNZ003-004-020-021- 049>051-088-089-260115- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0002.121226T0300Z-121226T1500Z/ CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA... SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE 1110 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. A BRIEF MIXTURE OF ICE PELLETS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SJM
995 WWUS44 KMEG 252053 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 253 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE MIDSOUTH FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY ACROSS TEXAS WILL TRACK INTO THE MIDSOUTH THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION AND BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NIGHT. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES... ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. ARZ036-048-049-260500- /O.UPG.KMEG.WW.Y.0002.121226T0300Z-121226T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.121226T0300Z-121226T1500Z/ CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY 253 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-019-048- 260500- /O.CON.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.121225T2100Z-121226T1500Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE... UNION CITY...DYERSBURG 253 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HIGHER TOTALS WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WYNNE ARKANSAS TO CARUTHERSVILLE MISSOURI...INCLUDING JONESBORO. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ARZ058-MSZ001-007-008-010-011-TNZ003-004-020-021-049>051-088-089- 260500- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0002.121226T0300Z-121226T1500Z/ PHILLIPS-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON- CARROLL-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT... MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE 253 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SJM
630 WWUS44 KMEG 260331 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 931 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH BY MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY ACROSS TEXAS WILL TRACK INTO THE MIDSOUTH THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION AND BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NIGHT. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES... ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002- 019-048-261145- /O.CON.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION- DYER-LAUDERDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG 931 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HIGHER TOTALS WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WYNNE ARKANSAS TO CARUTHERSVILLE MISSOURI... INCLUDING JONESBORO. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ARZ058-MSZ001-007-008-010-011-TNZ003-004-020-021-049>051-088-089- 261145- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ PHILLIPS-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON- CARROLL-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT... MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE 931 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
339 WWUS44 KMEG 260914 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 314 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL TRACK INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST AND EVENTUALLY NORTHEAST AS THE STORM LIFTS OUT. NORTH WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL AT TIMES CAUSE SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002- 019-048-261500- /O.CON.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION- DYER-LAUDERDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG 314 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HIGHER TOTALS WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WYNNE ARKANSAS TO CARUTHERSVILLE MISSOURI... INCLUDING JONESBORO. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ARZ058-MSZ001-007-008-010-011-TNZ003-004-020-021-049>051-088-089- 261500- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ PHILLIPS-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON- CARROLL-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT... MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE 314 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JAB
562 WWUS44 KMEG 261103 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 503 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL TRACK INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST AND EVENTUALLY NORTHEAST AS THE STORM LIFTS OUT. NORTH WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL AT TIMES CAUSE SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. ARZ036-048-049-TNZ001-002-019-048-261500- /O.CAN.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KMEG.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... UNION CITY...DYERSBURG 503 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS BEGINNING. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-MOZ113-115-261500- /O.CON.KMEG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 503 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HIGHER TOTALS WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WYNNE ARKANSAS TO CARUTHERSVILLE MISSOURI... INCLUDING JONESBORO. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ARZ058-MSZ001-007-008-010-011-TNZ003-004-020-021-049>051-088-089- 261500- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ PHILLIPS-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON- CARROLL-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT... MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE 503 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF OF A MILE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:32 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Arkansas, 2012Blizzard Warnings in Tennessee, 2012Blizzard Warnings in Missouri, 2012Every blizzard warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.