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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

May 17, 2018Randolph County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at May 17, 2018, 3:13 AM CDT for Randolph County, Arkansas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 17, 2018, 3:13 AM CDT (08:13 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

County Randolph 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 May 16, 11:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 11:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 4:41 AM CDT, 22 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
441 AM CDT Wed May 16 2018

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-171200-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Benton TN-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-
441 AM CDT Wed May 16 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas...
the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong to perhaps an isolated severe thunderstorm is
possible late this afternoon into early evening across the Mid-
South. Damaging winds along with localized heavy rainfall are the
threats if a thunderstorm develops and reaches severe limits.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 17, 3:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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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 17, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardin	37 min
May 17, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	33 min
May 17, 4:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Shelby	117 min
May 17, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer	43 min
May 17, 9:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tate	28 min
May 17, 10:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Panola, Tate	43 min
May 17, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tallahatchie	44 min
May 17, 3:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette, Yalobusha	23 min
May 17, 4:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie	3 hr
May 16, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Mississippi	25 min
May 16, 8:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crittenden	24 min
May 16, 8:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	26 min
May 17, 3:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Randolph	113 min
May 17, 5:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph	111 min
May 17, 7:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Greene, Lawrence, Randolph	2 hr
May 17, 7:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph	3 hr
May 17, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead	25 min
May 17, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Greene	43 min
May 17, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay, Greene	46 min
May 17, 3:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dunklin, Pemiscot	48 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.