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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

ARZ009-018-MOZ113-115-190000-
/O.CON.KMEG.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-250418T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-250419T0000Z/
Clay-Greene-Dunklin-Pemiscot-
Including the cities of Kennett, Piggott, Paragould, Corning, and
Caruthersville
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility may be as low as
  one-quarter to one mile in blowing dust. For the Wind Advisory,
  south winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Dunklin, Clay, Greene, and Pemiscot.

* WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, until 6 PM CDT this evening.
  For the Wind Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
  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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ARZ026>028-035-036-048-190000-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-250419T0000Z/
Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-St. Francis-
Including the cities of Harrisburg, West Memphis, Wynne,
Blytheville, Jonesboro, and Forrest City
216 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, and
  St. Francis Counties.

* 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.

&&

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