Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Clay AR, Dunklin and Pemiscot MO

Source: NOAA · Northeastern Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on June 16, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Memphis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of northeastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri until 5:45 PM CDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Northeastern Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri
Issued
June 16, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Memphis TN

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Memphis TN. The alert is effective from May 31 at 5:01 PM CDT until May 31 at 5:45 PM CDT.

Affected Areas

The warning covers Northeastern Clay County in eastern Arkansas, Northwestern Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri, and Northeastern Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri. Locations impacted include Kennett, Piggott, Campbell, Chalk Bluff Natural Area, Malden, Clarkton, Holcomb, Wardell, St. Francis, Deering, Saint Francis, Bolton, Bragg City, Pascola, Lorine, Carryville, North Wardell, White Oak, Homestown, and Ipley. This includes Interstate 55 in Missouri between mile markers 26 and 31.

What You Should Do

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

Expected Conditions

At 5:01 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Campbell, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected along with wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Timeline

The warning is in effect from May 31 at 5:01 PM CDT until May 31 at 5:45 PM CDT.

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NWS Memphis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of northeastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri until 5:45 PM CDT.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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