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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

November 3, 2012Phillips County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Nov 3, 2012, 6:57 PM CDT for Phillips County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 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
Nov 3, 2012, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired
Nov 3, 2012, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN

County Phillips County, AR

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Nov 3, 6:50 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 6:50 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 3, 5:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
503 PM CDT SAT NOV 3 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>092-042215-
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-
503 PM CDT SAT NOV 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF EASTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN WEST TENNESSEE...AND FAR NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL WITH A SECONDARY
THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS. THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL
DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT HAIL OR STRONG
WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.

JLH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 3, 6:28 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 3, 6:31 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 3, 6:41 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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Local storm report, Nov 3, 6:42 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 3, 6:45 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 3, 6:57 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 3, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTunica48 min
Nov 3, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall48 min
Nov 3, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Tunica32 min
Nov 3, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTunica51 min
Nov 3, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMarshall44 min
Nov 3, 6:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto34 min
Nov 3, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton45 min
Nov 3, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHaywood35 min
Nov 3, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHaywood, Madison36 min
Nov 3, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette31 min
Nov 3, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChester38 min
Nov 3, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardeman29 min
Nov 3, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman39 min
Nov 3, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCarroll36 min
Nov 3, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby25 min
Nov 3, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChester38 min
Nov 3, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby36 min
Nov 3, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby23 min
Nov 3, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardeman, McNairy50 min
Nov 3, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette43 min
Nov 3, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby22 min
Nov 3, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardin41 min
Nov 3, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby50 min
Nov 3, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette, Hardeman52 min
Nov 3, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChester, Hardeman, McNairy47 min
Nov 3, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGSt. Francis45 min
Nov 3, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, St. Francis27 min
Nov 3, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrittenden28 min
Nov 3, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, St. Francis37 min
Nov 3, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrittenden25 min
Nov 3, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Lee, St. Francis37 min
Nov 3, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee49 min

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Special Weather Statements in Arkansas, 2012Every special weather statement 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.