At 712 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tupelo to 11 miles northeast of Des Arc to near Clarendon. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Forrest City, Wynne, Marianna, Madison, Palestine, Village Creek State Park, Cherry Valley, Caldwell, Colt, Wheatley, Lexa, Widener, Hickory Ridge, Moro, Rondo, Aubrey, Haynes, Garret Grove, Fair Oaks, and Vanndale.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 387 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN EAST ARKANSAS LEE PHILLIPS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI COAHOMA PANOLA QUITMAN TALLAHATCHIE TATE TUNICA YALOBUSHA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BATESVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLARKSDALE, COFFEEVILLE, HELENA-WEST HELENA, MARIANNA, MARKS, SENATOBIA, TUNICA, AND WATER VALLEY.