National Weather Service - Memphis, TN

Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

...PRELIMINARY EF-1 TORNADO IN CRAIGHEAD CO. ARKANSAS... * COUNTIES: CRAIGHEAD COUNTY ARKANSAS. * LOCATION: 2 MILES SOUTH OF BOWMAN ARKANSAS ALONG COUNTY ROAD 683...TO STATE HIGHWAY 18 IN BOWMAN ARKANSAS. * TIME: 308 PM ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 2011 * BEGINNING POINT: 35.80246, -90.50739 * ENDING POINT: 35.82255, -90.49305 * RATING: EF-1 * ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH * PATH LENGTH: 1.6 MILES * MAXIMUM WIDTH: 250 YARDS * FATALITIES: 0 * INJURIES: 0 * SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: DAMAGE TO FIVE HOMES AND ONE BUSINESS GARAGE. MAINLY ROOF DAMAGE TO THREE MANUFACTURED HOMES...TWO BRICK HOMES AND ONE BUSINESS GARAGE. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED A DESTROYED STORAGE SHED...CHAIN LINK FENCE AND A FEW TREE LIMBS SNAPPED OFF.

Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

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