986
WWUS54 KMEG 152357
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
657 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ARC035-TNC157-160030-
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CRITTENDEN AR-SHELBY TN-
657 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN AND SHELBY COUNTIES...
AT 656 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST MEMPHIS,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. 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,
EDMONDSON, SUNSET, JERICHO, SOUTHWEST MEMPHIS, ELLENDALE, FRAYSER,
MIDTOWN MEMPHIS, DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS, CRITTENDEN, ATOKA, AND CUNNINGHAM
CORNER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 269 AND 284.
INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 21.
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 4 AND 12.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAT...LON 3538 9016 3538 9014 3540 9014 3540 9010
3538 9008 3540 9002 3539 8972 3529 8963
3500 9009 3503 9024 3513 9035
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 225DEG 55KT 3511 9015
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
SJM
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