National Weather Service - Memphis, TN

Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Central Appalachians; Severe Weather in the Mid-South; Hot Weather in Southern California

Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to flooding today over southwest Pennsylvania into northern West Virginia, and western Maryland. Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening in the Mid-South and across Eastern North Carolina. An extended period of hot weather is forecast for parts of coastal southern California including Los Angeles from today through Thursday. Read More >

...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN CRAIGHEAD CO. ARKANSAS... * COUNTIES: CRAIGHEAD COUNTY ARKANSAS. * LOCATION: 5 MILES SOUTH OF JONESBORO ARKANSAS ON EITHER SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY ONE. * TIME: 256 PM ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 2011 * BEGINNING POINT: 35.73809, -90.69490 * ENDING POINT: 35.73989, -90.69076 * RATING: EF-0 * ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH * PATH LENGTH: 0.3 MILES * MAXIMUM WIDTH: 50 YARDS * FATALITIES: 0 * INJURIES: 0 * SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE TO BUSINESS OFFICE BUILDING AND TWO STORAGE GARAGE DOORS BLOWN IN. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED ONE BLOWN WINDOW FROM A BUSINESS AND A PARTIALLY DOWNED CHAIN LINK FENCE.

Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Central Appalachians; Severe Weather in the Mid-South; Hot Weather in Southern California

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