National Weather Service - Memphis, TN

Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

...PRELIMINARY EF-2 TORNADO IN CRAIGHEAD CO. ARKANSAS... * COUNTIES: CRAIGHEAD CO. ARKANSAS * LOCATION: BAY ARKANSAS ALONG HIGHWAY 158 TO BAY ARKANSAS NEAR HIGHWAY 63. * TIME: 301 PM ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 2011 * BEGINNING POINT: 35.79927, -90.59313 * ENDING POINT: 35.76499, -90.58368 * RATING: EF-2 * ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 MPH * PATH LENGTH: 0.7 MILES * MAXIMUM WIDTH: 200 YARDS * FATALITIES: 0 * INJURIES: 0 * SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: LIFTED CARPORT AWNING AND OTHER LIGHT DEBRIS FROM THE BAY ARKANSAS AIRPORT.

Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

National Weather Service - Memphis, TN - Bay, AR Tornado