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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Mar 1, 2020, 5:21 PM CST for Craighead County, Arkansas. It was in force for 39 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
- Mar 1, 2020, 5:21 PM CST (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Craighead County, AR
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</html>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 Mar 1, 2:59 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 2:59 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 218 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2020 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-022230- 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-Lee AR-Lee MS- Madison-Marshall-McNairy-Mississippi-Monroe-Obion-Panola-Pemiscot- Phillips-Poinsett-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-Shelby-St. Francis- Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tipton-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Weakley- Yalobusha- 218 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible tonight, mainly along and west of the Mississippi River. Large hail and locally heavy rainfall will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Monday night across the entire Mid-South. Large hail, damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall will be possible. Up to 3 inches of rain through Thursday morning may cause flooding of low lying and poorly drained areas across north Mississippi. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight and Monday night.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 5:21 PM CST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
521 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
ARZ018-026-027-020000-
Poinsett AR-Greene AR-Craighead AR-
521 PM CST Sun Mar 1 2020
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 600 PM CST
FOR...
Northwestern Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas...
South central Greene County in eastern Arkansas...
Craighead County in eastern Arkansas...
At 520 PM CST...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger was located over Grubbs, or 11 miles east of Newport, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
Dangerous cloud to ground lightning is also possible with this
thunderstorm.
People in northwestern Poinsett...south central Greene and Craighead
Counties should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3580 9104 3588 9089 3588 9087 3590 9087
3606 9059 3583 9041 3556 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 238DEG 33KT 3568 9104The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 7:20 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 28 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 5:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead | 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.