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WWUS54 KMEG 280526
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1226 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
ARC031-111-280600-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260428T0600Z/
CRAIGHEAD AR-POINSETT AR-
1226 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CRAIGHEAD AND NORTHWESTERN POINSETT COUNTIES...
AT 1226 AM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRUBBS, OR 15
MILES EAST OF NEWPORT, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
JONESBORO, TRUMANN, HARRISBURG, BAY, WEINER, CASH, GREENFIELD,
HERGETT, APT, VALLEY VIEW, GUM POINT, PROMISED LAND, UNO, CARY,
PITTS, LANDERS, DAVIS SPUR, RISHER, GILKERSON, AND WHITAKER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3582 9104 3582 9103 3578 9048 3552 9062
3561 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 279DEG 49KT 3571 9097
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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