627
WWUS54 KMEG 290117
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
817 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
ARC035-037-123-290130-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260429T0130Z/
ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-CROSS AR-
817 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
ST. FRANCIS...SOUTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND SOUTHEASTERN CROSS
COUNTIES...
AT 816 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW HOME, OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISON, MOVING
EAST AT 30 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...
HUGHES, MADISON, VILLAGE CREEK STATE PARK, WIDENER, JENNETTE, NEW
HOME, RAWLINSON, WHITMORE, COTTONWOOD CORNER, PENJUR, JONQUIL, MUD
LAKE, BURNT CANE, ROUND POND, GREASY CORNER, CICALLA, HETH, CLARKS
CORNER, BLACKFISH, AND KINTON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 243 AND
264.
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 3494 9075 3515 9075 3525 9042 3491 9040
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 255DEG 24KT 3507 9060
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
CJC
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page