Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 20 at 8:22PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 20, 2025 - 6:22pm
Expires:
April 20, 2025 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 822 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Biggers, or 8 miles east of Pocahontas, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Knobel, McDougal, Heelstring, Wilhelmina, Delaplaine, Chalk Bluff
Natural Area, Tipperary, Hickoria, Success, Case, Brookings, Chalk
Bluff Battlefield Park, Pollard, Twin Oaks, Palatka, Peach Orchard,
Datto, Corning, O'Kean, and Reyno.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for eastern
Arkansas...and southeastern Missouri.
Area Description:
Clay; Greene; Dunklin
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN