Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN
247 WUUS54 KMEG 090449 SVRMEG ARC035-037-123-090530- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0065.240509T0449Z-240509T0530Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Memphis TN 1149 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Northwestern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Cross County in eastern Arkansas... * Until 1230 AM CDT. * At 1149 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fair Oaks, or 7 miles west of Wynne, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Forrest City, Wynne, Earle, Parkin, Madison, Village Creek State Park, Caldwell, Crawfordsville, Edmondson, Colt, Jennette, Fair Oaks, Vanndale, Three Forks, Cottonwood Corner, Browns, Fitzgerald Crossing, Brushy Lake, Round Pond, and McElroy. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for eastern Arkansas. && LAT...LON 3529 9104 3544 9039 3544 9035 3505 9030 3502 9105 TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 264DEG 35KT 3522 9093 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ JPR