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WWUS54 KMEG 160027
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
727 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ARC037-111-160036-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260316T0115Z/
POINSETT AR-CROSS AR-
727 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT AND
SOUTHEASTERN CROSS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
ARKANSAS...NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3564 9010 3568 8965 3530 8986 3500 9015
3499 9030 3496 9026 3490 9040 3491 9067
3528 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 274DEG 61KT 3563 8984 3529 9002 3494 9047
ARC035-093-123-TNC097-157-167-160115-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260316T0115Z/
ST. FRANCIS AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-TIPTON TN-LAUDERDALE TN-
SHELBY TN-
727 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCIS...SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...CENTRAL
CRITTENDEN...CENTRAL TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE AND CENTRAL
SHELBY COUNTIES...
AT 726 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FORT PILLOW STATE PARK TO NEAR MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST
STATE PARK TO HUGHES, MOVING EAST AT 70 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...
WEST MEMPHIS, MARION, MILLINGTON, HUGHES, WILSON, T O FULLER STATE
PARK, MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK, FORT PILLOW STATE PARK,
MEMPHIS, MUNFORD, JOINER, CRAWFORDSVILLE, EDMONDSON, SUNSET, BASSETT,
ANTHONYVILLE, JERICHO, JENNETTE, MARIE, AND SIMSBORO.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 264 AND 284.
INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5.
INTERSTATE 240 NEAR MILE MARKER 30.
INTERSTATE 55 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 18, AND BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 41 AND 43.
INTERSTATE 55 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 12.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
ARKANSAS...NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.
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 3564 9010 3568 8965 3530 8986 3500 9015
3499 9030 3496 9026 3490 9040 3491 9067
3528 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 274DEG 61KT 3563 8984 3529 9002 3494 9047
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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