< Arkansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/28/2026 13:48

Arkansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/28/2026 13:48

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 28 at 3:48PM CDT until April 28 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 28, 2026 - 1:48pm
Expires: 
April 28, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
At 348 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dyess, or near Lepanto, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Jonesboro, Osceola, Trumann, Manila, Marked Tree, Lake City, Lepanto, Bay, Caraway, Wilson, Tyronza, Keiser, Joiner, Dyess, Dell, Bassett, Marie, Little River, Etowah, and Black Oak. This includes Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 32 and 53.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for eastern Arkansas...and west Tennessee. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Craighead, AR; Mississippi, AR; Poinsett, AR
Forcast Office: 
NWS Memphis TN