Weather/Closings
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.
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
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