| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Clay; Dunklin; Pemiscot |
| Effective | 8/26/2026, 9:34:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/26/2026, 10:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 9:34AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Details
At 934 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Holcomb, or near Campbell, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Kennett, Malden, Piggott, Portageville, Hayti, Steele, Campbell,
Chalk Bluff Natural Area, Clarkton, Holcomb, Hayti Heights, Cooter,
Wardell, St. Francis, Pollard, Glennonville, Bolton, Deering, Saint
Francis, and Bragg City.
This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between mile markers 6 and
31.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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