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WWUS54 KMEG 200650
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
150 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
ARC021-055-093-MOC069-155-200715-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-260820T0715Z/
GREENE AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-CLAY AR-PEMISCOT MO-DUNKLIN MO-
150 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN GREENE...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEASTERN
CLAY...SOUTHWESTERN PEMISCOT AND SOUTHERN DUNKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 150 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KENNETT, MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLYTHEVILLE, KENNETT, PIGGOTT, GOSNELL, RECTOR, SENATH, CARDWELL,
HORNERSVILLE, ARBYRD, GREENWAY, DEERING, BRAGG CITY, PASCOLA,
NIMMONS, CALUMET, MOUNDS, WEST KENNETT, LEONARD, BELL CITY, AND
PRATT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3592 8999 3599 9019 3605 9031 3613 9037
3622 9036 3638 9025 3630 8974
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 282DEG 35KT 3619 9004
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
AEH
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