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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

May 30, 2012St. Francis County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2012, 12:35 PM CDT for St. Francis County, Arkansas. It was in force for 25 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 30, 2012, 12:35 PM CDT (17:35 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

County St. Francis County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

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 30, 12:23 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 12:23 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 12:12 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1212 PM CDT WED MAY 30 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>092-311145-
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-
1212 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM WEST MEMPHIS ARKANSAS...TO HOLLY SPRINGS AND
TUPELO MISSISSIPPI. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. DAMAGING WIND IS
THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS...ALTHOUGH SOME HAIL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.

BORGHOFF/PWB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 8:19 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
819 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

ARZ017-026-301345-
CRAIGHEAD AR-LAWRENCE AR-
819 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR...

  WESTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALICIA AT 819 AM CDT...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN CRAIGHEAD AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
HOXIE AND WALNUT RIDGE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3611 9087 3571 9080 3571 9105 3588 9104
      3589 9127 3600 9129
TIME...MOT...LOC 1319Z 282DEG 17KT 3584 9119

Special weather statement, May 30, 12:27 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1227 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

ARZ058-301815-
PHILLIPS AR-
1227 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR...

  SOUTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 13 MILES WEST OF WHITE RIVER NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE AT 1227 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN PHILLIPS COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR ELAINE AND WHITE
RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3415 9109 3419 9110 3422 9107 3430 9108
      3434 9105 3435 9101 3446 9100 3445 9070
      3423 9089 3425 9091 3424 9094 3419 9092
      3411 9099 3412 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 225DEG 25KT 3418 9128

Special weather statement, May 30, 12:35 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1235 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

ARZ048-049-301800-
LEE AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-
1235 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  WESTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHEATLEY AT 1235 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN LEE AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
FORREST CITY AND PALESTINE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3500 9116 3501 9106 3515 9105 3514 9077
      3490 9077 3486 9112 3490 9113 3491 9115
      3491 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 263DEG 21KT 3486 9118

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 7:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tishomingo	38 min
May 30, 1:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	41 min
May 30, 1:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Quitman	41 min
May 30, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie	42 min
May 30, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	41 min
May 30, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Panola	40 min
May 30, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette	37 min
May 30, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	27 min
May 30, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw	13 min
May 30, 8:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lawrence	26 min
May 30, 12:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Phillips	48 min
May 30, 12:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lee, Phillips	43 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.