Watches & Alerts Wind Advisory Expiring: 03/27/2014 10:00pm Areas affected: Craighead, AR; Crittenden, AR; Cross, AR; Lee, AR; Mississippi, AR; Phillips, AR; Poinsett, AR; Saint Francis, AR; Alcorn, MS; Benton, MS; Coahoma, MS; DeSoto, MS; Lafayette, MS; Marshall, MS; Panola, MS; Pontotoc, MS; Quitman, MS; Tate, MS; Tippah, MS; Tunica, MS; Union, MS; Dunklin, MO; Pemiscot, MO; Carroll, TN; Crockett, TN; Dyer, TN; Fayette, TN; Gibson, TN; Hardeman, TN; Hardin, TN; Haywood, TN; Henderson, TN; Lauderdale, TN; McNairy, TN; Madison, TN; Shelby, TN; Tipton, TN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 301 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDMORNING THURSDAY THROUGH MIDEVENING THURSDAY... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...IN ADVANCE OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>005-007-008-010>015-020>022-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055- 088>092-270930- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0009.140327T1500Z-140328T0300Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- CALHOUN-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-BENTON TN- LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON- DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...RIPLEY MS...CORINTH... TUNICA...SENATOBIA...CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...CHARLESTON...WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE... BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... CAMDEN...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON... HENDERSON...LEXINGTON...PARSONS...DECATURVILLE...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... OAKLAND...BOLIVAR...SELMER...SAVANNAH 301 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MIDMORNING THURSDAY THROUGH MIDEVENING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 23:39:52 +0000