WWUS84 KMEG 192235

SPSMEG



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Memphis TN

535 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

 

ARZ026>028-035-036-048-TNZ048-049-088-192315-

Poinsett AR-Craighead AR-St. Francis AR-Cross AR-Mississippi AR-

Crittenden AR-Tipton TN-Lauderdale TN-Shelby TN-

535 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD...EASTERN

ST. FRANCIS...EASTERN POINSETT...MISSISSIPPI...NORTHERN CRITTENDEN...

CROSS...CENTRAL TIPTON...LAUDERDALE AND NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES

THROUGH 615 PM CDT...



At 535 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Blytheville to near Wynne.

Movement was southeast at 20 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

West Memphis, Blytheville, Forrest City, Marion, Covington, Ripley,

Wynne, Osceola, Gosnell, Marked Tree, Earle, Lepanto, Caraway,

Luxora, Parkin, Wilson, Madison, Tyronza, Keiser, and Village Creek

State Park.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3532 9103 3600 8991 3600 8979 3574 8943

      3569 8945 3568 8947 3565 8947 3490 9081

      3491 9082

TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 317DEG 18KT 3588 8982 3520 9085 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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