⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Craighead, AR; Greene, AR; Mississippi, AR; Poinsett, AR; Dunklin, MO – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 22 at 3:40PM CDT until August 22 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Details

SVRMEG

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southern Greene County in eastern Arkansas…
Craighead County in eastern Arkansas…
Northeastern Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas…
Northwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas…
Southwestern Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri…

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 339 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brookland,
moving southeast at 400 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Jonesboro, Paragould, Blytheville, Osceola, Trumann, Gosnell,
Manila, Bono, Lake City, Leachville, Lepanto, Bay, Brookland,
Monette, Caraway, Keiser, Crowleys Ridge State Park, Lake Frierson
State Park, Oak Grove Heights, and Cardwell.

This includes Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 38 and
63.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.