Severe storms move through Region 8
Severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Region 8 until 9 p.m. Sunday Severe weather moved into the area Sunday afternoon as a tornado warning was issued just outside Region 8. By Region 8 Newsdesk | May 9, 2021 at 11:14 AM CDT - Updated May 9 at 6:01 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Severe weather moved into the area Sunday afternoon as a tornado warning was issued just outside Region 8.
The tornado warning was issued for areas in Lee and St. Francis counties, as several watches and warnings were issued during the afternoon. The warning was allowed to expire.
Tornado warning just outside of Region 8. Should stay south of Forrest City. #arwxpic.twitter.com/egqET7RiKB ʀʏ☀️ɴ ᴠᴀᴜɢʜᴀɴ (@ryanvaughan) May 9, 2021
Heavy rains, winds move through Region 8
Tornado watch issued for Crittenden, Cross and St. Francis until 10 p.m. Sunday, power outages, flooding reported A shelf cloud was reported in the Wynne area Sunday as a strong line of storms moved in. (Source: KAIT-TV) By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 28, 2021 at 11:08 AM CST - Updated February 28 at 7:16 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A storm system arrived Sunday afternoon in Region 8, bringing heavy rains and winds in the area.
According to Entergy Arkansas, nearly 1,400 customers are without power as of 6 p.m. Sunday due to the weather.
About 300 customers in Jackson County, 150 customers in Poinsett County, 115 customers in Crittenden County, 60 customers in Independence County and 50 customers in Lawrence County are among the customers without power.
Bryan s Tuesday Morning Forecast 2/16 By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 15, 2021 at 5:59 AM CST - Updated February 17 at 5:41 AM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The snow might have stopped falling for now, but record-breaking sub-zero temperatures and wind chills Tuesday posed dangerous threats to people throughout Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.
Another record low was set for Jonesboro this morning. -1°F at 6am narrowly beats out 2 in 1958. Bryan McCormick (@BryanAMcCormick) February 16, 2021
“You name it, we’ve got it,” said Meteorologist Bryan McCormick. “Look for dangerous ‘feels like’ temperatures of 10-15 degrees below zero for the first half of Tuesday.”
This is probably the coldest wind chill I ve ever experienced. pic.twitter.com/3QZHepGSqp Bryan McCormick (@BryanAMcCormick) February 16, 2021
Bridges, overpasses âslickâ following morning snow
Bryan s 6:30 forecast By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 26, 2021 at 12:16 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 6:57 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - While much of Northeast Arkansas received just a little snow and sleet Wednesday morning, it was enough to cause traffic troubles.
As of 11:30 a.m., the Paragould Police Department bridges and overpasses in the area had become slick, causing at least one crash on the U.S. Highway 412 Bypass.
The PPD urged motorists to use caution and reduce their speed. Bridges and Overpasses Becoming Slick As the precipitation continues to fall, bridges and overpasses are becoming.Posted by Paragould Police Department on Wednesday, January 27, 2021