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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:02 PM Aug. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lee County in eastern Arkansas... St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Western Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Southern Cross County in eastern Arkansas... Central Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 301 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wheatley, or near Brinkley, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Forrest City, Wynne, Marianna, Earle, Hughes, Parkin, Madison, Palestine, Village Creek State Park, St Francis National Park, Tunica, Caldwell, Crawfordsville, Edmondson, Colt, Wheatley, Horseshoe Lake, Lexa, Widener, and Moro. This includes Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 219 and 271. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Extreme Heat Warning
Issued: 5:29 PM Aug. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
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