Severe Thunderstorm Warning Arkansas | Effective 03/09/2026 10:30

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 9 at 12:30PM CDT until March 9 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 9, 2026 - 10:30am
Expires: 
March 9, 2026 - 11:15am
Description: 
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lee County in eastern Arkansas... St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Western Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Southern Cross County in eastern Arkansas... * Until 115 PM CDT. * At 1229 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Fair Oaks to near Palestine to Aubrey, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Forrest City, Wynne, Marianna, Earle, Hughes, Parkin, Madison, Palestine, Village Creek State Park, Caldwell, Crawfordsville, Edmondson, Colt, Horseshoe Lake, Widener, Rondo, Aubrey, Anthonyville, Haynes, and Jennette. This includes Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 228 and 271.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Crittenden, AR; Cross, AR; Lee, AR; St. Francis, AR
Forcast Office: 
NWS Memphis TN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov