| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Greene; Craighead; Dunklin |
| Effective | 7/21/2026, 7:53:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/21/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 21 at 7:53PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Details
At 753 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Crowleys Ridge State Park, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Paragould, Lake City, Brookland, Monette, Crowleys Ridge State Park,
Lake Frierson State Park, Cardwell, Walcott, Brighton, Macey, Schug,
Bard, Southland, Stanford, Lester, Bethel, Finch, Lorado, Goobertown,
and Light.
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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