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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
445 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
ARZ035-036-048-061015-
ST. FRANCIS AR-CROSS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-
445 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ST. FRANCIS
NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND CROSS COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM CDT...
AT 445 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF COLT, OR 7 MILES WEST OF WYNNE, MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WYNNE, EARLE, PARKIN, VILLAGE CREEK STATE PARK, CALDWELL, COLT,
JENNETTE, FAIR OAKS, VANNDALE, SMITHDALE, THREE FORKS, FITZGERALD
CROSSING, COLTON, TWIST, MCDONALD, MCELROY, CLOAR, KINTON,
SHEARERVILLE, AND COLDWATER.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN ARKANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 258 AND
267.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3544 9050 3544 9048 3514 9036 3508 9101
3525 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0945Z 251DEG 40KT 3519 9092
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AEH
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