Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 28 at 12:13AM CDT until April 28 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 10:13pm
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
SVRMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Craighead County in eastern Arkansas...
Western Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas...
* Until 100 AM CDT.
* At 1213 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tuckerman,
or 8 miles northeast of Newport, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Jonesboro, Trumann, Harrisburg, Bay, Weiner, Cash, Waldenburg,
Greenfield, Hergett, Apt, Valley View, Weona Junction, Weona, Gum
Point, Maple Grove, Promised Land, Uno, Cary, Pitts, and Lunsford.
Instruction:
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for eastern
Arkansas.
Area Description:
Craighead, AR; Poinsett, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN