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WWUS54 KMEG 200716
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
216 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
ARC021-200726-
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CLAY AR-
216 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3603 9008 3635 8995 3628 8937 3584 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 0716Z 281DEG 35KT 3610 8973
ARC093-MOC069-155-TNC045-095-097-131-200745-
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MISSISSIPPI AR-PEMISCOT MO-DUNKLIN MO-DYER TN-OBION TN-LAUDERDALE TN-
LAKE TN-
216 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...PEMISCOT...SOUTHEASTERN DUNKLIN...
WESTERN DYER...SOUTHWESTERN OBION...NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE AND
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTIES...
AT 216 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HELOISE, OR
NEAR STEELE, 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...
DYERSBURG, CARUTHERSVILLE, HAYTI, STEELE, HALLS, RIDGELY, HAYTI
HEIGHTS, COOTER, BOLTON, DEERING, BRADLEYTOWN, HELOISE, UNIONVILLE,
MISTON, COTTONWOOD GROVE, GATES, HOLLAND, BRAGG CITY, PASCOLA, AND
CAT CORNER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 55 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 71 AND 72.
INTERSTATE 55 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 25.
INTERSTATE 55 IN TENNESSEE NEAR MILE MARKER 13.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3603 9008 3635 8995 3628 8937 3584 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 0716Z 281DEG 35KT 3610 8973
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
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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