SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 228 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-MOZ113-115-TNZ001>004-019>022-048-051- 282200- BENTON TN-CARROLL-CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-CROCKETT-DUNKLIN-DYER-GIBSON- GREENE-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-MISSISSIPPI-OBION-PEMISCOT- POINSETT-RANDOLPH-WEAKLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMO...BLYTHEVILLE...CAMDEN... CARUTHERSVILLE...CORNING...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG...HARRISBURG... HUMBOLDT...HUNTINGDON...JONESBORO...KENNETT...MARTIN...MILAN... PARAGOULD...PARIS...PIGGOTT...POCAHONTAS...RIPLEY TN... TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY...WALNUT RIDGE 228 PM CDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ...COLD AIR FUNNEL CLOUDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON... THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF COLD AIR FUNNEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS THAT ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. COLD AIR FUNNELS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. COLD AIR FUNNELS USUALLY DEVELOP BENEATH SHOWERS WHEN VERY COLD AIR ALOFT OVERLAYS WARM MOIST CONDITIONS NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH. THIS SITUATION EXISTS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA. COLD AIR FUNNELS ARE USUALLY BRIEF AND RARELY TOUCH THE GROUND. IF THESE FUNNELS DO TOUCH DOWN...THEY USUALLY ONLY PRODUCE WINDS TO 50 MPH OR LESS AND IN MOST INSTANCES DO NOT POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. IF ANY OF THESE COLD AIR FUNNELS TOUCH DOWN...PLEASE REPORT THE TOUCH DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:42:04 +0000
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