Weather Alerts for Friday, March 31, 2023:

 

There is the potential for strong/severe storms on Friday. Please be weather aware and have a plan in place at home and/or work.

 

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
831 AM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri and West Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 7 AM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

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Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
424 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

ARZ018-026-312200-
Greene AR-Craighead AR-
424 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2023

A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Greene and northwestern Craighead Counties through 500 PM CDT...

At 424 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cash, or 14 miles southwest of Bono, moving northeast at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Jonesboro, Paragould, Bono, Brookland, Crowleys Ridge State Park,
Lake Frierson State Park, Cash, Egypt, Walcott, Fontaine, Farrville,
Dorothy, Winesburg, Light, Bethel, Lanieve, Finch, Lorado, Herndon
and Faulknerville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for eastern Arkansas.


MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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Tornado Watch

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 94
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1230 PM CDT FRI MAR 31 2023

TORNADO WATCH 94 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS             BAXTER              BOONE
BRADLEY               CALHOUN            CLARK
CLAY                     CLEBURNE           CLEVELAND
COLUMBIA             CONWAY              CRAIGHEAD
CRITTENDEN           CROSS               DALLAS
DESHA                DREW                FAULKNER
FULTON               GARLAND             GRANT
GREENE               HEMPSTEAD           HOT SPRING
HOWARD               INDEPENDENCE        IZARD
JACKSON              JEFFERSON           JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE            LAWRENCE            LEE
LINCOLN              LITTLE RIVER        LOGAN
LONOKE               MARION              MILLER
MISSISSIPPI          MONROE              MONTGOMERY
NEVADA               NEWTON              OUACHITA
PERRY                PHILLIPS            PIKE
POINSETT             POLK                POPE
PRAIRIE              PULASKI             RANDOLPH
SALINE               SCOTT               SEARCY
SEVIER               SHARP               ST. FRANCIS
STONE                UNION               VAN BUREN
WHITE                WOODRUFF            YELL