| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Clay, AR; Craighead, AR; Greene, AR; Mississippi, AR; Dunklin, MO; Pemiscot, MO |
| Effective | 8/20/2026, 1:23:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/20/2026, 2:15:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 1:23AM CDT until August 20 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Details
SVRMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Greene County in eastern Arkansas…
Northeastern Craighead County in eastern Arkansas…
Northwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas…
Southeastern Clay County in eastern Arkansas…
Southwestern Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri…
Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri…
* Until 215 AM CDT.
* At 123 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Marmaduke,
moving east at 35 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…
Paragould, Blytheville, Kennett, Piggott, Gosnell, Manila, Steele,
Leachville, Rector, Senath, Marmaduke, Oak Grove Heights, Cardwell,
Hornersville, Arbyrd, Lafe, Dell, Greenway, Beech Grove, and
Deering.
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.
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