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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Memphis, TN

January 4, 2014Dunklin County, Pemiscot County, Missouri; 4 counties in Arkansas; Lake County, Obion County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this winter storm warning at Jan 4, 2014, 2:30 PM CST for Dunklin County, Pemiscot County, Missouri; 4 counties in Arkansas; Lake County, Obion County, Tennessee. It took effect at Jan 5, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 4, 2014, 2:30 PM CST (20:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 5, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 5, 2014, 4:09 AM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN

Counties Clay County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 12:00Z on 2014-01-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2014-01-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 356 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1480 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

990 
WWUS44 KMEG 042030
WSWMEG

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
230 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTRY WEATHER AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT THE
MIDSOUTH...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND MOVE
ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM TRACKS
NORTHEAST AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH MUCH COLDER AIR DRIVEN BY STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS CHANGING THE RAIN QUICKLY TO SNOW. MODERATE ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE
BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI AND ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY
BORDERS. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY TUESDAY WITH THE ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW WIND
CHILLS BELOW ZERO.

ARZ008-009-017-018-MOZ113-115-050430-
/O.UPG.KMEG.WS.A.0001.140105T0900Z-140106T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMEG.WS.W.0001.140105T1200Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...KENNETT...
CARUTHERSVILLE
230 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -12 TO -17

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SNOW...AND
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
  COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TNZ001-002-050430-
/O.UPG.KMEG.WS.A.0001.140105T1500Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMEG.WS.W.0001.140105T1200Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
LAKE-OBION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...UNION CITY
230 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -12 TO -17

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SNOW...AND
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE
  TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TNZ003-004-019>021-050430-
/O.UPG.KMEG.WS.A.0001.140105T1500Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.140105T1400Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...
HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON
230 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM CST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM
CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -12 TO -17

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SNOW...AND
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
  COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ARZ026>028-TNZ048>055-050430-
/O.NEW.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-
MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...
COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...JACKSON...LEXINGTON
230 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO...AS LOW AS -10 TO -15

* TIMING...SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ088>092-050430-
/O.NEW.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0900Z-140106T1800Z/
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-MARSHALL-
BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-COAHOMA-
QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-
TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...
BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...
TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...
SAVANNAH
230 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ABS
2 follow-up statements
012 
WWUS44 KMEG 050409
WSWMEG

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1009 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTRY WEATHER AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT THE
MIDSOUTH...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH LATE ON SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE
LOW TRACKS TO NORTHEAST...AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE
MID-SOUTH ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH VERY COLD AIR DRIVEN BY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS CHANGING THE RAIN QUICKLY TO SNOW. MODERATE
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EXTREME NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS...THE BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI AND ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND
KENTUCKY BORDERS. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY WITH THE ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO.

ARZ008-009-017-018-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-051300-
/O.CON.KMEG.WS.W.0001.140105T1200Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...KENNETT...
CARUTHERSVILLE...UNION CITY
1009 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -12 TO -17

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SNOW...AND 
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING 

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF EXPOSURE
  TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TNZ003-004-019>021-051300-
/O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.140105T1400Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...
HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON
1009 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM
CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -12 TO -17

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SNOW...AND 
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING 

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF EXPOSURE
  TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ARZ026>028-TNZ048>055-051300-
/O.CON.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1500Z/
CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-
MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...
COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...JACKSON...LEXINGTON
1009 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO...AS LOW AS -10 TO -15

* TIMING...SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED 
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ088>092-051300-
/O.CON.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0900Z-140106T1800Z/
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-MARSHALL-
BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-COAHOMA-
QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-
TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...
BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...
TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...
COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...
SAVANNAH
1009 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
MONDAY...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * IMPACTS... 
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE 
  TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
217 
WWUS44 KMEG 051009
WSWMEG

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WINTRY WEATHER AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT THE
MIDSOUTH...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN ARKANSAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
MID-SOUTH LATE THIS MORNING. AS THE LOW TRACKS TO NORTHEAST...AN
ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH VERY COLD AIR DRIVEN BY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS CHANGING THE RAIN QUICKLY TO SNOW. AROUND ONE
INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE BOOTHEEL
OF MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE FROM TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY WITH THE ARCTIC AIR
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO.

ARZ008-017-051815-
/O.CAN.KMEG.WS.W.0001.140105T1200Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.140105T1200Z-140105T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1800Z/
RANDOLPH-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WALNUT RIDGE
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -12 TO -17

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FOR SNOW...AND LOW
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ARZ009-018-MOZ113-115-051815-
/O.CAN.KMEG.WS.W.0001.140105T1200Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.140105T1500Z-140106T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1800Z/
CLAY-GREENE-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARAGOULD...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -12 TO -17

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON FOR SNOW...AND LOW
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TNZ001-002-051815-
/O.CAN.KMEG.WS.W.0001.140105T1200Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.140105T1800Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1800Z/
LAKE-OBION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...UNION CITY
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -12 TO -17

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR SNOW...AND LOW
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ARZ026>028-051815-
/O.EXB.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.140105T1500Z-140106T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1800Z/
CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -10 TO -15

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON FOR SNOW...AND LOW
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE
  TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TNZ048-051-051815-
/O.EXB.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.140105T1800Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1800Z/
LAUDERDALE-CROCKETT-
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -10 TO -15

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR SNOW...AND LOW
  WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
  COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TNZ003-004-019>021-051815-
/O.EXT.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.140105T1800Z-140106T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1800Z/
WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...
HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW

* SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...SMALL ACCUMULATIONS

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -12 TO -17

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR SNOW...AND LOW WIND
  CHILLS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH
  WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLY CREATING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.
  UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

TNZ049-050-052>055-051815-
/O.EXT.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0000Z-140107T1800Z/
TIPTON-HAYWOOD-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...JACKSON...
LEXINGTON
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO AND AS LOW AS -10 TO -15

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED 
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ARZ058-MSZ010-011-020>024-051815-
/O.EXT.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0600Z-140106T1800Z/
PHILLIPS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-
MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HELENA...CLARKSDALE...AMORY...ABERDEEN
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING 

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ARZ035-036-048-049-MSZ001>009-012>017-TNZ088>092-051815-
/O.EXT.KMEG.WC.Y.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T1200Z/
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-
TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-PRENTISS-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-
UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-
HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...
BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...BARTLETT...
GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH
409 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING

* IMPACTS...UNPROTECTED SKIN COULD BE FROSTBITTEN WITH PROLONGED
  EXPOSURE TO COLD WIND CHILLS...AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

SJM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 4, 2:13 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 2:13 PM CST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
213 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

.DISCUSSION...

...ARCTIC AIR WILL CHILL THE MIDSOUTH EARLY THIS WEEK...

MODELS HAVE TRENDED AWAY FROM THE BETTER SNOW CHANCES ACROSS THE
REGION IN THE SHORT TERM...AND ALL SEEM TO HAVE LOCKED INTO THAT
SOLUTION...THEREFORE ADJUSTED THE FORECAST ACCORDINGLY AND
UPGRADED THE WATCH AREAS TO WARNING WHERE MODERATE SNOWFALL
POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS AT A HIGHER PROBABILITY...AND WHERE IT IS
LOWER UPGRADED THE WATCH TO AN ADVISORY. ISSUED WIND CHILL
ADVISORY FOR ENTIRE AREA...THOUGH IT IS TIERED IN A NORTH SOUTH
CONIFGURATION AS THE COLDER AIR AND WINDS WILL TAKE LONGER TO GET
TO SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. ABOVE AVERAGE CONFIDENCE IN
THE FORECAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.

TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

SFC HIGH MOVES EAST OFF THE SE ATLC COAST...AS LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY ALONG THE OK/TX BORDER THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL PULL GULF
MOISTURE NORTH AND THIS IS VERY EVIDENT ON THE CURRENT SAT WITH
CLOUDS BLOSSOMING ACROSS ARKANSAS AND 40 DEWPTS STARTING TO MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. PRECIP SHOULD START TO
DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS ARKANSAS AND SLOWLY SPREAD EAST AS THE
ARCTIC FRONT GETS SHOVED SOUTH AND EAST. THE LOW WILL TAKE A
SLIGHTLY MORE WESTERLY TRACK THAN WAS THOUGHT YESTERDAY AND THIS
WILL SLOW THE INTRUSION OF COLD AIR INTO THE REGION BY ABOUT 6 OR
9 HOURS...CREATING THE ALTERATION TO THE FORECAST WITH LESEER SNOW
AMOUNTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. EVEN THOUGH THE COLD AIR
MOVES SLOWER INTO THE REGION DUE TO THE TRACK...THE FRONT WILL
MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL ARCTIC AIR
SPILLING FAST ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WITH RAPIDILY DROPPING TEMPS.
BEST SNOW CHANCES STAY ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES OF THE AREA
WHERE WARNING AND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...REST OF AREA WILL LIKELY
SEE LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW...AND SMALL AMOUNT OF SLEET POSSIBLE
AS PRECIP CHANGES OVER TO FROZEN. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT...AND MID LEVEL DRY OUT QUICKLY BRINGING
AND END TO THE PRECIP FAST SUNDAY EVENING. FLASH FREEZE CONCERNS
WITH SLICK ROADS WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED OUT FOR...THOUGH WINDS
MAY HELP DRY OUT ROADWAYS SOME.

THE COLDEST AIR IN OVER 15 YEARS WILL ENTER THE REGION LATE SUNDAY
AND GRIP THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPS WILL DROP INTO SINGLE
DIGITS FOR MANY BY MONDAY MORNING...AND STRUGGLE TO RISE MUCH AT
ALL BEYOND THE LOWER TEENS FOR MOST. WIND CHILLS WITH THE GUSTY
WINDS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO AND FOR PART OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA WILL NEAR -10 TO -15 PRETTY EASY. CLEAR SKIES
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY. -ABS

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

OVERRUNNING PATTERN SETS UP OVER THE RETREATING ARCTIC AIRMASS
WITH PRECIP CHANCES INCREASING. A WINTRY MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH
CHANCES FOR RAIN ELSW. ENOUGH WARMING OCCURS FOR ONLY RAIN BY MID
MORNING THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. -SJM

.AVIATION...

18Z TAFS

IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS SET OF TAFS INCLUDE THE
INTRODUCTION OF RA/SN TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD AND 5-10 KT
LESS WIND SHEAR. VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST
HALF OF THE TAF PERIOD WITH CIGS DECREASING TO MVFR BY 03Z AT
JBR...5Z AT MEM AND TUP AND...6Z AT MKL. RAIN WILL BEGIN AN HOUR
OR SO AFTER MVFR CIGS MOVE IN AT ALL SITES. THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW
LOOKS TO BE DELAYED A BIT IN LATEST GUIDANCE. SO WILL KEEP ALL
PRECIPITATION RA THROUGH 14Z AT JBR...15Z AT MEM AND 16Z AT MKL.
IFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED AT JBR...MEM AND MKL BEFORE SUNRISE.

GENERALLY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED 12-18 KTS AND GUSTS
IN THE 18-26 KT RANGE. DECREASE 10 10-15KT AND LESS GUSTY
OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT...WHEN WINDS ARE LIGHTEST AT THE
SURFACE...THE WIND SHEAR THREAT WILL BE GREATEST. WIND SHIFT IS
EXPECTED AT JBR PRIOR TO 18S.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  39  51  10  14 /  60 100  20   0
MKL  34  48   6   8 /  50 100  30  10
JBR  36  45   6  10 /  90 100  20   0
TUP  33  51  12  16 /  30 100  40   0

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR CLAY-
     GREENE-LAWRENCE-RANDOLPH.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR
     CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-GREENE-LAWRENCE-MISSISSIPPI-POINSETT-
     RANDOLPH.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR CRITTENDEN-
     CROSS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-ST. FRANCIS.

MO...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR DUNKLIN-
     PEMISCOT.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR
     DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.

MS...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR ALCORN-
     BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-
     LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-
     QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-
     YALOBUSHA.

TN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR LAKE-OBION.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR
     CARROLL-CHESTER-CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-GIBSON-HAYWOOD-
     HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-OBION-TIPTON-
     WEAKLEY.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR FAYETTE-
     HARDEMAN-HARDIN-MCNAIRY-SHELBY.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR CARROLL-
     DYER-GIBSON-HENRY-WEAKLEY.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 2:14 PM CST, 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
214 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-052215-
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-
214 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THIS PERIOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS..THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. RAIN
WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW TOWARD LATE MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS NEARING 3 TO 5 INCHES.

LESSER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PRODUCING SLICK ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY
ACROSS NORTHWEST TENNESSEE ALONG THE KENTUCKY BORDER WHERE A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING PRODUCING WIND CHILLS AROUND OR BELOW ZERO
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY MORNING
ACROSS MAINLY EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND WEST
TENNESSEE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

ABS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 2:30 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryMEGDunklin, Pemiscot70 hr
Jan 4, 2:30 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMEGDunklin, Pemiscot25 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Arkansas, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Missouri, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Tennessee, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014

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.