658
WWUS54 KMEG 160005 RRA
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
705 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ARC093-MOC155-TNC045-097-160045-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260316T0045Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-PEMISCOT MO-DYER TN-LAUDERDALE TN-
705 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL PEMISCOT...SOUTHWESTERN DYER
AND NORTH CENTRAL LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...
AT 705 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BLYTHEVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DYERSBURG, BLYTHEVILLE, GOSNELL, BRADLEYTOWN, HELOISE, UNIONVILLE,
LENOX, AYERS, PAPAW RIDGE, PORTER GAP, BARFIELD, FOWLKES, BURTON,
TIGER TAIL, SOUTH FORK, POPLAR GROVE, MIDDLE CITY, HICKMAN, NUMBER
NINE, AND ARMOREL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND
72.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3585 8998 3598 8996 3614 8946 3593 8937
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 270DEG 48KT 3593 8988
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
SCHLESSIGER
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