Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Parts of Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee
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NOAA issued it on May 9, 2026, 3 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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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for several counties in Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee until 1:00 AM CDT, with hazards including 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northeastern Arkansas, Southeastern Missouri, and Western Tennessee
- Issued
- May 9, 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 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Arkansas, Southeastern Missouri, and Western Tennessee.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, effective from April 27, 2026, at 11:54 PM CDT until April 28, 2026, at 1:00 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Craighead, Greene, and Mississippi counties in Arkansas; Dunklin and Pemiscot counties in Missouri; and Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, and Madison counties in Tennessee. Specific locations impacted include Jonesboro, Paragould, Dyersburg, Blytheville, Kennett, Humboldt, Ripley, Osceola, Caruthersville, Trenton, Gosnell, Manila, Steele, Bono, Lake City, Leachville, Senath, Brookland, Monette, and Caraway. This also affects Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 73 and 74, Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 51 and 72, Interstate 55 in Missouri between mile markers 1 and 15, and Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 13 and 15.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). These conditions are radar-indicated and could cause hail damage to vehicles and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The alert is effective from April 27, 2026, at 11:54 PM CDT and ends on April 28, 2026, at 1:00 AM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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