Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 28 at 3:56PM CDT until April 28 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 1:56pm
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
Northeastern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
Tipton County in west Tennessee...
Northwestern Fayette County in west Tennessee...
Southwestern Lauderdale County in west Tennessee...
Northern Shelby County in west Tennessee...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 355 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Joiner, or 9
miles southwest of Wilson, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Bartlett, West Memphis, Marion, Millington, Covington, Ripley,
Osceola, Luxora, Wilson, Keiser, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park,
Fort Pillow State Park, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington, Munford,
Brighton, Joiner, Dyess, and Sunset.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Arkansas between mile markers 274 and 284.
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 10, and
between mile markers 13 and 35.
Interstate 55 in Arkansas between mile markers 4 and 18, and between
mile markers 25 and 51.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
storm shelter or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for eastern
Arkansas...and west Tennessee.
Area Description:
Crittenden, AR; Mississippi, AR; Fayette, TN; Lauderdale, TN; Shelby, TN; Tipton, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN