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River Flood Advisory 18, NWS Memphis, TN

May 27, 2017Tunica County, Mississippi; Lee County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood advisory at May 27, 2017, 12:03 PM CDT for Tunica County, Mississippi; Lee County, Arkansas. It was in force for 9 days.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 27, 2017, 12:03 PM CDT (17:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2017, 8:19 AM CDT
In force: 9 days
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Lee County, AR, Tunica County, MS

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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at May 27, 10:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 10:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 10:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 27, 6:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
620 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 AM     HAIL             BONO                    35.91N 90.80W
05/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            1 INCH HAIL IN BONO.

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Special weather statement, May 27, 6:42 AM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
642 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

TNZ001>003-019-020-271230-
Weakley TN-Lake TN-Obion TN-Dyer TN-Gibson TN-
642 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 730 AM CDT
FOR...

Weakley County in western Tennessee...
Lake County in western Tennessee...
Obion County in western Tennessee...
Northeastern Dyer County in western Tennessee...
Northern Gibson County in western Tennessee...

At 642 AM CDT...strong thunderstorms were producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located along a line extending
from 7 miles southeast of Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site to near
Reelfoot Lake State Park to near Caruthersville. Movement was  east
at 55 mph.

People in Weakley...Lake...Obion...northeastern Dyer and northern
Gibson Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3650 8853 3613 8854 3612 8856 3612 8865
      3607 8866 3606 8869 3601 8870 3617 8961
      3624 8958 3625 8953 3628 8956 3634 8954
      3637 8951 3641 8953 3650 8952 3650 8949
      3647 8949 3646 8946 3650 8942 3651 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 1142Z 268DEG 48KT 3651 8945 3629 8940 3616 8961

Local storm report, May 27, 6:49 AM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 27, 8:09 AM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 8:26 AM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 27, 11:51 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1151 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     HAIL             SAINT FRANCIS           36.45N 90.14W
05/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ONE INCH HAIL IN TOWN OF ST. FRANCIS.

0605 AM     HAIL             BONO                    35.91N 90.80W
05/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            1 INCH HAIL IN BONO.

0620 AM     HAIL             JONESBORO               35.82N 90.69W
05/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SAGE MEADOWS AREA OF NORTH JONESBORO HAD 1 INCH HAIL.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 5:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake	51 min
May 27, 6:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lake, Obion, Weakley	48 min
May 27, 6:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	21 min
May 27, 8:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Carroll, Gibson	49 min
May 27, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Henry	41 min
May 27, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Henry	32 min
May 27, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry, Obion, Weakley	51 min
May 27, 4:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lawrence, Randolph	47 min
May 27, 4:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph	43 min
May 27, 5:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene, Randolph	50 min
May 27, 5:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph	46 min
May 27, 6:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Mississippi	50 min

Nearby

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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.