Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 7:04PM CDT until March 15 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 5:04pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Downtown
Memphis, or 8 miles east of West Memphis, moving northeast at 60 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...
Bartlett, West Memphis, Marion, Millington, T O Fuller State Park,
Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington,
Sunset, Southwest Memphis, Ellendale, Frayser, Midtown Memphis,
Downtown Memphis, Atoka, Woodstock, St Clair, Presidents Island, and
Locke.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 273 and 284.
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 18.
Interstate 240 near mile marker 12, and between mile markers 23 and
30.
Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 1 and 14.
Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 5 and 12.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for eastern
Arkansas...and west Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Crittenden, AR; Shelby, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov