039
WWUS54 KMEG 152342
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
642 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ARC035-037-093-111-123-160015-
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ST. FRANCIS AR-POINSETT AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-CROSS AR-
642 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR ST. FRANCIS...POINSETT...SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...WESTERN
CRITTENDEN AND CROSS COUNTIES...
AT 642 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HARRISBURG TO WHEATLEY, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
ARKANSAS.
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.
LAT...LON 3500 9115 3500 9104 3556 9104 3567 9013
3491 9042 3491 9110 3487 9110 3487 9112
3491 9112 3491 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 261DEG 44KT 3554 9077 3492 9109
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
SJM
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