908
WWUS54 KMEG 160003
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
703 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ARC035-037-093-111-123-160015-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260316T0015Z/
ST. FRANCIS AR-POINSETT AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-CROSS AR-
703 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR ST. FRANCIS...SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT...SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
WESTERN CRITTENDEN AND CROSS COUNTIES...
AT 702 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TRUMANN TO NEAR FORREST CITY, MOVING EAST AT 55
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, LEPANTO, HUGHES, PARKIN,
MADISON, TYRONZA, PALESTINE, VILLAGE CREEK STATE PARK, CALDWELL,
CRAWFORDSVILLE, DYESS, COLT, WIDENER, GILMORE, JENNETTE, SIMSBORO,
AND VANNDALE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 228 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 3520 9093 3562 9052 3567 9013 3491 9042
3492 9101
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 256DEG 48KT 3560 9048 3496 9079
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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