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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

February 7, 2017Craighead County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Feb 7, 2017, 4:15 AM CST for Craighead County, Arkansas. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Feb 7, 2017, 4:15 AM CST (10:15 UTC)
Expired: Feb 7, 2017, 5:00 AM CST
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

County Craighead County, AR

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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 Feb 7, 4:10 AM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 4:10 AM CST, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 11:00 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 7, 3:10 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
310 AM CST TUE FEB 07 2017

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

0300 AM     HAIL             3 SE GIBSON             35.84N 88.81W
02/07/2017  E0.75 INCH       GIBSON             TN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PENNY SIZE HAIL IN SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY.

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AJC

Special weather statement, Feb 7, 3:11 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
311 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017

TNZ053-054-071000-
Henderson TN-Chester TN-
311 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 400 AM CST
FOR...

Southern Henderson County in western Tennessee...
Chester County in western Tennessee...

At 310 AM CST...strong thunderstorms producing pea to nickle size
hail and winds at least 40 mph was located over Henderson.

People in southern Henderson and Chester Counties should monitor this
storm closely.

LAT...LON 3555 8823 3553 8824 3542 8825 3542 8836
      3540 8836 3538 8844 3538 8846 3537 8849
      3539 8851 3538 8857 3537 8856 3538 8858
      3536 8864 3533 8867 3533 8869 3545 8874
      3573 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 0910Z 249DEG 33KT 3545 8860

Special weather statement, Feb 7, 3:14 AM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Feb 7, 3:27 AM CST, 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
327 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017

TNZ002>004-020-071015-
Weakley TN-Henry TN-Obion TN-Gibson TN-
327 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 415 AM CST
FOR...

Weakley County in western Tennessee...
Northwestern Henry County in western Tennessee...
Southeastern Obion County in western Tennessee...
Northwestern Gibson County in western Tennessee...

At 326 AM CST...a line of strong thunderstorms producing pea to dime
size hail and winds up to 50 mph was located near Rutherford, or 12
miles south of Martin.

People in Weakley...northwestern Henry...southeastern Obion and
northwestern Gibson Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3649 8830 3599 8910 3618 8916 3650 8871
TIME...MOT...LOC 0926Z 229DEG 56KT 3617 8894

Special weather statement, Feb 7, 4:07 AM CST, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 7, 4:15 AM CST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
415 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017

ARZ018-026-MOZ113-071100-
Greene AR-Craighead AR-Dunklin MO-
415 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 500 AM CST
FOR...

Southeastern Greene County in eastern Arkansas...
Eastern Craighead County in eastern Arkansas...
Southwestern Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri...

At 415 AM CST...a strong thunderstorm producing pea to dime size
hail and winds at least 40 mph was located near Jonesboro.

People in southeastern Greene...eastern Craighead and southwestern
Dunklin Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3620 9023 3600 9028 3600 9029 3593 9029
      3570 9062 3571 9068 3582 9079
TIME...MOT...LOC 1015Z 230DEG 47KT 3576 9071

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 7, 1:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	43 min
Feb 7, 2:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Tipton	44 min
Feb 7, 2:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	26 min
Feb 7, 2:51 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tipton	8 min
Feb 7, 3:11 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chester	49 min
Feb 7, 3:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Henry	61 min
Feb 7, 3:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	48 min
Feb 7, 4:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	38 min
Feb 7, 6:49 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	41 min
Feb 7, 8:02 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Henderson, Madison	43 min
Feb 7, 8:18 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	27 min
Feb 7, 8:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chester	34 min
Feb 7, 8:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Decatur	10 min
Feb 7, 9:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Decatur	23 min
Feb 7, 9:10 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Madison	35 min
Feb 7, 9:19 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	26 min
Feb 7, 9:58 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, McNairy	47 min
Feb 7, 10:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	45 min
Feb 7, 10:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardin	18 min
Feb 7, 8:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	DeSoto	31 min
Feb 7, 9:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	18 min
Feb 7, 9:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton, Tippah	44 min
Feb 7, 9:43 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Prentiss, Tishomingo	32 min
Feb 7, 9:53 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette, Union	52 min
Feb 7, 5:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chickasaw	32 min
Feb 7, 2:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Randolph	32 min
Feb 7, 3:37 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Lawrence	23 min
Feb 7, 5:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett	25 min
Feb 7, 7:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crittenden	49 min
Feb 7, 7:43 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Cross	37 min

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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.