National Weather Service - Memphis, TN

Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. 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.

Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

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