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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, AR — Mar 15, 2026

NWS MEG · ETN 4 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office MEG issued a tornado warning at 23:23 UTC on Mar 15, 2026. The warning was in effect for 52 minutes, ending at Mar 16, 2026 00:15 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 35.90, -90.55, moving east-northeast at about 62 mph.

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Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
4 WNW Rector Clay, AR EF1° An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph touched down 4 miles WNW Rector... AR. This tornado produced tree damage... minor roof damage to a home... and roof uplift of (MEG)
2 W Clarkton Dunklin, MO Unrated A tornado touched down just east of Baird between County Roads 316 and 320 overturning multiple center pivots. The tornado continued into the town of Clarkton... causin (MEG)
3 W Gideon New Madrid, MO EF0° An EF-0 tornado touched down in Dunklin County Missouri... passing through the town of Clarkton... and then lifting shortly after entering far southwest New Madrid Coun (PAH)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).

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