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Home Return to list Tornado Warning 0052 Issued by the Memphis Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-04-02 18:23:08 709 WFUS54 KMEG 022323 TORMEG ARC037-123-030015- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0052.250402T2323Z-250403T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Memphis TN 623 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025 The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Cross County in eastern Arkansas... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 622 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Hunter, or near Brinkley, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Hydrick, Fitzgerald Crossing, Fair Oaks, Brushy Lake, McElroy, Vanndale, Mersman, Cherry Valley, Wynne, Hawkins, Horton, Rosenbaum, River Front, Crow Creek, Caldwell, Wittsburg, Village Creek State Park, Tilton, Four Gums, and Posey. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. && LAT...LON 3500 9115 3500 9104 3534 9104 3544 9095 3545 9074 3519 9057 3491 9114 3491 9115 TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 219DEG 51KT 3499 9120 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN $$ MJ Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-04-02 18:54:39 802 WWUS54 KMEG 022354 SVSMEG Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 654 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025 ARC037-123-030015- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-250403T0015Z/ St. Francis AR-Cross AR- 654 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL ST. FRANCIS AND CENTRAL CROSS COUNTIES... At 654 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Vanndale, or 8 miles northwest of Wynne, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. Locations impacted include... Wynne, Hawkins, Horton, Rosenbaum, River Front, Fitzgerald Crossing, Crow Creek, Caldwell, Wittsburg, Village Creek State Park, McElroy, Vanndale, Mersman, Colt, Fair Field, Cherry Valley, Ellis Chapel, Levesque, Hamlin, and Princedale. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. && LAT...LON 3511 9098 3528 9092 3544 9095 3545 9074 3519 9057 3503 9089 TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 219DEG 51KT 3534 9085 TORNADO...OBSERVED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN $$ MJ |