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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at May 7, 2012, 1:38 AM CDT for Cross County, Arkansas. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2012, 1:38 AM CDT (06:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2012, 2:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Cross County, AR
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 7, 12:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 12:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 258 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-072200- 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- 258 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED STORMS MAY REACH STRONG TO SEVERE LIMITS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS A SECONDARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL THE MIDSOUTH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND MAY BE REQUESTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... JAB
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Special weather statement, May 6, 10:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 62 min |
| May 7, 1:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 3 hr |
| May 7, 10:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 27 min |
| May 7, 11:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 36 min |
| May 7, 11:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 21 min |
| May 7, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 19 min |
| May 6, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 47 min |
| May 6, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 35 min |
| May 6, 9:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| May 6, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 25 min |
| May 6, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette | 29 min |
| May 7, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 38 min |
| May 7, 2:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 3 hr |
| May 7, 5:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 3 hr |
| May 6, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 30 min |
| May 6, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Greene | 27 min |
| May 6, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 31 min |
| May 6, 8:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 36 min |
| May 6, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 31 min |
| May 6, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 39 min |
| May 7, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 23 min |
| May 7, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 34 min |
| May 7, 1:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Randolph | 3 hr |
| May 7, 4:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Randolph | 3 hr |
| May 7, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Randolph | 115 min |
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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.