Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 6:21PM CDT until March 15 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 4:21pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
SVRMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas...
Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas...
Southwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
Western Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
Cross County in eastern Arkansas...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 620 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Waldenburg to near Fredonia, moving east at 70
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Forrest City, Wynne, Marked Tree, Earle, Harrisburg, Lepanto,
Hughes, Parkin, Madison, Tyronza, Palestine, Village Creek State
Park, Cherry Valley, Caldwell, Crawfordsville, Dyess, Colt,
Wheatley, Widener, and Hickory Ridge.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 219 and 269.
Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 19 and 29.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
storm shelter or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for eastern
Arkansas.
Area Description:
Crittenden, AR; Cross, AR; Mississippi, AR; Poinsett, AR; St. Francis, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov