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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
429 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025

ARZ009-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-200200-
/O.UPG.KMEG.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250320T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMEG.DU.W.0001.250319T2129Z-250320T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250320T0200Z/
Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Dunklin-Pemiscot-
Including the cities of Harrisburg, Corning, Kennett, Jonesboro,
Piggott, Caruthersville, Blytheville, and Paragould
429 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025

...BLOWING DUST WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust, 
  resulting in visibilities less than a quarter of a mile. For the 
  Wind Advisory, west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Dunklin, Clay, Greene, Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi, 
  and Pemiscot.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Severely limited visibilities are expected. Travel will 
  be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. Gusty winds will blow 
  around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few 
  power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay 
indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in 
visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust on the 
roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible 
and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and 
keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'.

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

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ARZ035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-
088>092-200000-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250320T0000Z/
Cross-Crittenden-St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-DeSoto-Marshall-
Benton MS-Tippah-Alcorn-Tishomingo-Tunica-Tate-Prentiss-Coahoma-
Quitman-Panola-Lafayette-Union-Pontotoc-Lee MS-Itawamba-
Tallahatchie-Yalobusha-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Monroe-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 Aberdeen, Union City, Ripley MS, Water
Valley, Germantown, Coffeeville, Iuka, Clarksdale, Savannah,
Wynne, Corinth, Lexington, Millington, Tiptonville, New Albany,
Marianna, Paris, West Memphis, Batesville, Bolivar, Senatobia,
Bruce, Calhoun City, Amory, Charleston, Bartlett, Somerville,
Fulton, Holly Springs, Oxford, Olive Branch, Parsons, Booneville,
Dresden, Jackson, Tunica, Okolona, Huntingdon, Dyersburg,
Decaturville, Ashland, Marks, Ripley TN, Memphis, Forrest City,
Selmer, Milan, Alamo, Tupelo, Houston, Martin, Camden, Covington,
Southaven, Humboldt, Henderson, Helena-West Helena, Brownsville,
Collierville, Oakland, and Pontotoc
429 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West 
  Tennessee.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Schlessiger