⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Clay; Greene; Craighead; Dunklin; Pemiscot – Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 15 at 1:30PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

Details

At 130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Piggott, moving west at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Jonesboro, Paragould, Kennett, Piggott, Corning, Bono, Rector,
Senath, Brookland, Marmaduke, Crowleys Ridge State Park, Lake
Frierson State Park, Clarkton, Oak Grove Heights, Cardwell, Holcomb,
Arbyrd, Lafe, Reyno, and Cash.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.

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