WWUS84 KMEG 100119 SPSMEG SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 819 PM CDT THU SEP 9 2010 ARZ028-100200- MISSISSIPPI AR- 819 PM CDT THU SEP 9 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR... NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF MANILA AT 818 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BLYTHEVILLE...GOSNELL...LEACHVILLE AND MANILA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BIG LAKE. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA. $$