KMEG [261101]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS54 KMEG 261101
LSRMEG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
501 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1011 PM HEAVY SNOW POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
12/25/2012 M2.0 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER

1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN 4 HOURS ON THE GROUND IN
POCAHONTAS. THUNDERSTORM WITH SNOW AND 35 TO 40 MPH WINDS
REPORTED AS OF 10 PM CST.

1025 PM SNOW JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
12/25/2012 M3.0 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER

3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN 7 HOURS. THUNDERSTORM
WITH SNOW BEING REPORTED AS OF 10 PM CST.

1118 PM SNOW W BONO 35.91N 90.80W
12/25/2012 M4.0 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER

FOUR INCHES OF A SNOW IN ABOUT 5 HOURS. WIND NW 20-25 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING IN THE AREA.

1145 PM SNOW WYNNE 35.23N 90.79W
12/25/2012 E2.0 INCH CROSS AR TRAINED SPOTTER

HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REPORTED NEAR WYNNE ARKANSAS
WITH 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION REPORTED. TREE
BRANCHES HAVE ALSO BEEN DOWNED BY STRONG WINDS AND NEAR
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED.

0115 AM SNOW 2 N BARTLETT 35.24N 89.84W
12/26/2012 M0.3 INCH SHELBY TN NWS EMPLOYEE

SNOW STARTING TO ACCUMULATE ON GRASSY SURFACES AND
OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

0123 AM SNOW DYERSBURG 36.04N 89.38W
12/26/2012 E0.0 INCH DYER TN LAW ENFORCEMENT

SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS IN
DYERSBURG. ICY ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.

0336 AM BLIZZARD 1 SW WALNUT RIDGE 36.06N 90.97W
12/26/2012 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT

HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOW DRIFTS REPORTED TO TWO FEET
DEEP. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED COUNTYWIDE
WITH 4 SEMI TRUCKS JACKKNIFED AS WELL AS 4 ADDITIONAL
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAYS 63 AND 91 DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND
ONE HALF MILE FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG WITH MANY HOURS OF
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH.

0400 AM SNOW MARVELL 34.56N 90.91W
12/26/2012 E1.0 INCH PHILLIPS AR EMERGENCY MNGR

WESTERN PORTIONS OF PHILLIPS COUNTY RECIEVED UP TO AN
INCH OF SNOW WHILE EASTERN PORTIONS INCLUDING THE CITY OF
HELENA ONLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH. ROADS ACROSS THE WEST
ARE PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED...WITH EASTERN ROADS REMAINING
DRY.

0458 AM SNOW RIPLEY 35.75N 89.53W
12/26/2012 E0.0 INCH LAUDERDALE TN LAW ENFORCEMENT

LAUDERDALE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS AROUND ONE INCH
OF SNOW WITH A FEW ICY SPOTS ON ROADWAYS COUNTYWIDE.


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JLH

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