RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE- GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR- PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO- MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE- YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY- DYER- GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY- FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD... JONESBORO... HARRISBURG... BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS... FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT... CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE... BATESVILLE...OXFORD...UNION CITY... MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON... COVINGTON...JACKSON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE... MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR 514 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.
SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 58 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM CST BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT.
THESE STRONG WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...EAST ARKANSAS...AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.
AFTER 8 PM CST...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IS NOT ADVISED UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.