Missouri, AR, KY – A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Missouri, Arkansas, and Kentucky until 10 PM CDT on Friday, April 4. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center made the announcement at 2:55 PM CDT, warning residents to stay vigilant as severe weather, including the possibility of tornadoes, moves through the region.
The watch includes several counties in Missouri, Arkansas, and Kentucky. In Arkansas, counties affected are Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, Poinsett, and St. Francis. Kentucky counties under the watch are Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg. In Missouri, the counties impacted are Butler, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Scott, and Stoddard.
Residents in these areas are urged to remain prepared for rapidly changing conditions and monitor local weather updates. The tornado watch indicates that conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
