Power Outage in Jonesboro, AR

Powerlines down at East Highland Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Trees and powerlines were knocked down along County Road 780.

This tornado began near County Road 963 east-southeast of Brookland, damaging trees as it moved east-northeast across Ditch Levee Road. Several wooden, high-tension power poles were down southwest of the intersection of Brookland School Road East and Bowman Road. A home also sustained roof damage near this intersection. More substantial damage was seen in the Dixie community where several structures sustained roof damage and trees were uprooted. The tornado continued to move northeast, ending just past County Road 999. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph. Thanks to NSSL for assistance with this damage survey.

A tornado touched down northeast of Cash, snapping 12 power poles and damaging a barn. Peak winds were estimated to be 105 mph.

A tornado touched down northeast of Cash, snapping 12 power poles and damaging a barn. Peak winds were estimated to be 105 mph.

Power lines were knocked down in a couple of spots in Jonesboro.

Power lines were blown down along Nettleton, Matthews, and Airport Roads.

Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole and lines near Commerce Drive and I-555.

Straight-line winds knocked down trees and powerlines on the southwest side of Jonesboro. A large tree fell on a house on Anne Street trapping people inside. Sanderson Street was blocked by a fallen tree.

Straight-line winds knocked down trees and powerlines on the southwest side of Jonesboro. A large tree fell on a house on Anne Street trapping people inside. Sanderson Street was blocked by a fallen tree.

Several county roads were blocked to downed power lines and trees. The city of Brookland suffered from several downed trees and power lines as well. An equipment shed on County Road 741 suffered roof damage.

Four power-lines down in the northbound lane along I-555 near the Washington Street exit in Jonesboro.

Police reported trees down, minor building damage and several power lines down northwest of Egypt.

Roadway blocked by power lines down one half mile south of I-555 in southeast Jonesboro.

Around one quarter inch of ice accumulated across Craighead County. Numerous trees, power lines and power poles were knocked down.

Power poles and power lines down in East Jonesboro on I-555.

Tree and power lines down on Thomas Green Road in north Jonesboro.

A couple of power poles snapped at the intersection of Highland and Caraway Roads.

A couple of power poles snapped at the intersection of Highland and Caraway Roads.

Trees and power lines down in west Jonesboro.

Trees and power lines down in west Jonesboro.

Multiple power lines were snapped in half in Caraway.

Strong winds knocked down power lines.

Trees down on County Road 755. Windows blown out on Main Street. Power lines down on east side of Jonesboro. Relayed by Emergency Manager.

Straight line winds knocked down power lines south of Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked down power lines south of Jonesboro.

Jonesboro Municipal Airport reported a 59 mph wind gust. The winds caused an eighteen wheeler to blow over at a truck stop in Jonesboro. Power lines were also knocked down in the city of Jonesboro.

Jonesboro Municipal Airport reported a 59 mph wind gust. The winds caused an eighteen wheeler to blow over at a truck stop in Jonesboro. Power lines were also knocked down in the city of Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked down several large trees and power lines in Bay.

Straight line winds knocked power poles and trees down near U.S. Highway 63 and Nestle Road. A semi truck full of chicken parts was blown over on Highway 18 and Highway 69.

Straight line winds knocked power poles and trees down near U.S. Highway 63 and Nestle Road. A semi truck full of chicken parts was blown over on Highway 18 and Highway 69.

Straight line winds produced damage around the Jonesboro area. The ASOS at Jonesboro measured a 58 mph wind gust. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down in Jonesboro.

Straight line winds produced damage around the Jonesboro area. The ASOS at Jonesboro measured a 58 mph wind gust. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down in Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked down power and light poles along Parker Road and Highway 63 in Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked down a large tree on to power lines on Highway 141 north of Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked down power lines west of Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked down power lines west of Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked trees and power lines down onto three cars near the intersection of Caraway Road and Highway 63 in Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked trees down, some of which fell onto power lines, near Jonesboro. A highway sign was blown into the roadway on Highway 18 just east of Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked trees down, some of which fell onto power lines, near Jonesboro. A highway sign was blown into the roadway on Highway 18 just east of Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines down across Craighead County. Trees were knocked down on County Roads 333 and 318. Power lines were knocked down on East Highland Drive in Jonesboro. A tree was also blown down on Highway 163 south of Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines down across Craighead County. Trees were knocked down on County Roads 333 and 318. Power lines were knocked down on East Highland Drive in Jonesboro. A tree was also blown down on Highway 163 south of Jonesboro.

Straight line winds knocked down trees all across Craighead County. In addition, signs were blown off of buildings in Monette. Power poles and power lines were knocked down along Highway 226 near Valley View as well.

Damaging straight line winds knocked down power lines on U.S. Highway 63 and Commerce Drive about 3 miles southeast of Jonesboro. Trees were also knocked on to homes and vehicles about 5 miles south of Jonesboro. A camping trailer was overturned at this location as well. The damaging winds spread toward Bay knocking down power lines at the intersection of Main Street and Central Avenue. Power lines were knocked down and a shed was damaged in town of Lunsford along Highway 158 east of Bay.

Damaging straight line winds knocked down power lines on U.S. Highway 63 and Commerce Drive about 3 miles southeast of Jonesboro. Trees were also knocked on to homes and vehicles about 5 miles south of Jonesboro. A camping trailer was overturned at this location as well. The damaging winds spread toward Bay knocking down power lines at the intersection of Main Street and Central Avenue. Power lines were knocked down and a shed was damaged in town of Lunsford along Highway 158 east of Bay.

Straight line winds produced heavy damage to a shop building and destroyed a small storage building near Caraway. Ten to fifteen power poles inside the town were also knocked down. A couple of power poles were knocked down on Highway 139 north of town.

Straight line winds knocked a tree down onto a house in Bay. Power lines were also knocked down in the area.

Straight line winds knocked down trees on Highway 226 and power poles on Highway 63.

Straight line winds knocked down trees on Highway 226 and power poles on Highway 63.

Straight line winds knocked down power lines between Black Oak and Caraway.

Power lines were knocked down county wide due to the strong winds.

A half inch to an inch of ice fell across Craighead County. Widespread power outages occurred. Three shelters were opened. Roads impassable.

High winds from Tropical Storm Ike affected Craighead County. The strongest winds occurred between 500 am LST and 700 am LST. Jonesboro ASOS reported sustained winds of 35 knots during that time with a peak wind of 54 knots. Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county. Several homes were damaged as well in the county. One mobile home was destroyed. Gas lines and gas mains were also affected by the storm. One injury occurred from the storm.

Straight line winds blew trees and power lines down on Fielder Street in Bay. Damage also occurred to a shop on County Road 654. A tree fell on a car on County Road 654 as well and a house sustained roof damage.

Straight line winds blew power lines down at the intersection of Highway 18 and Industrial Drive in east Jonesboro.

Straight line winds blew power lines down on Highway 69 just north of Trumann.

Straight line winds blew trees and power lines down along with a few power poles from Bay to County Road 691, just south of Highway 158.

Straight line winds blew a 2 foot diameter tree down across Highway 1 south of Jonesboro as well as power lines. In addition, a tractor-trailer was flipped over in the warehouse area.

Straight line winds blew a 2 foot diameter tree down across Highway 1 south of Jonesboro as well as power lines. In addition, a tractor-trailer was flipped over in the warehouse area.

One store was damaged and some businesses signs were destroyed in Jonesboro. One mobile home was destroyed and a second mobile home was damaged near Monette. Some power lines were blown down as well.

Several power lines and power poles were knocked down.

Several houses and one car were damaged. Some trees and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the county.

Several large tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

Several buildings were damaged. A metal roof was blown down. A sign was knocked down. Several power lines were also blown down.

Some homes and businesses were damaged in Monette. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down between Jonesboro and Monette.

A cold front approached the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of June 25, 2023. A very hot and unstable airmass was in place across the Mid-South with temperatures in mid 90s and dewpoints in the mid to upper 70s. Meanwhile, ample wind shear aided storm organization during the event. Supercells developed over north central Arkansas in the afternoon and pushed into the Mid-South late in the day. The cells bowed out causing swaths of wind damage across the Mid-South. The main swath of damaging winds stretched across the entire region from northeast Arkansas through the Memphis metropolitan area into northeast Mississippi. The most significant damage stretched from northern Shelby County into Fayette County where tree damage and power outages were widespread. Another area of significant damage occurred in the Clarksdale area.

An arctic airmass settled over the Mid-South from late January into early February with a front stalled just south of the region. A series of upper-level disturbances overrunning that arctic air resulted in three rounds of wintry precipitation with some significant tree and powerline damage. Travel was also impacted across the Mid-South. The first round started late on January 30th and continued until the morning of January 31st. Heavy sleet fell across the northern tier of the Mid-South from northeast Arkansas into the Missouri Bootheel and northwest Tennessee. Heavy freezing rain fell across parts of east-central Arkansas with lighter amounts into West Tennessee along the I-40 corridor. Round two moved into the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening of January 31st with sleet along and north of the Tennessee/Mississippi state line, heaviest across the Memphis metropolitan area, and light freezing rain across extreme northern Mississippi. The third round started on the evening of February 1st and ended on the morning of February 2nd. Freezing rain spread across areas along and south of the Interstate 40 corridor including east-central Arkansas, northwest Mississippi, and southwest Tennessee. This round resulted in numerous power outages across east-central Arkansas, northwest Mississippi, and southwest Tennessee. There was significant tree damage across extreme northwest Mississippi.

An arctic airmass settled over the Mid-South from late January into early February with a front stalled just south of the region. A series of upper-level disturbances overrunning that arctic air resulted in three rounds of wintry precipitation with some significant tree and powerline damage. Travel was also impacted across the Mid-South. The first round started late on January 30th and continued until the morning of January 31st. Heavy sleet fell across the northern tier of the Mid-South from northeast Arkansas into the Missouri Bootheel and northwest Tennessee. Heavy freezing rain fell across parts of east-central Arkansas with lighter amounts into West Tennessee along the I-40 corridor. Round two moved into the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening of January 31st with sleet along and north of the Tennessee/Mississippi state line, heaviest across the Memphis metropolitan area, and light freezing rain across extreme northern Mississippi. The third round started on the evening of February 1st and ended on the morning of February 2nd. Freezing rain spread across areas along and south of the Interstate 40 corridor including east-central Arkansas, northwest Mississippi, and southwest Tennessee. This round resulted in numerous power outages across east-central Arkansas, northwest Mississippi, and southwest Tennessee. There was significant tree damage across extreme northwest Mississippi.

A powerful arctic front swept through the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening on December 22nd. Temperatures dropped as much as 20 degrees in the first hour after the frontal passage. As temperatures plummeted rain changed to sleet and snow and quickly accumulated on area roads. A flash freeze occurred which resulted in very hazardous driving across northeast and east-central Arkansas with numerous accidents.

A cold front sagged southward through the Mid-South on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, eventually stalling across central Mississippi by Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Cold air gradually deepened across northern sections of the Mid-South. A potent upper-level trough approached the region Wednesday afternoon resulting in a burst of sleet across northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel which quickly impacted travel. Moisture continued to stream across the region Wednesday night into Thursday morning as cold air seeped south toward the I-40 corridor in Arkansas and across northwest Tennessee. This resulted in a corridor of heavy icing across much of east Arkansas and northwest Tennessee. One-quarter to one-half inch of ice resulted in widespread power outages caused by tree and powerline damage. Lighter amounts of icing occurred across other parts of West Tennessee including Memphis, Paris, and Lexington. Precipitation tapered off during the afternoon hours on Thursday, February 24, 2022.

An arctic front slowly pushed across the Mid-South on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. This front edged south into northeast Mississippi by 12 am Thursday, February 3, 2022, and then stalled. Arctic air poured into the Mid-South with patchy light freezing rain across northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel overnight. A potent upper-level disturbance moved into the region and interacted with the stalled front starting early Thursday morning. A surface low developed and moved east-northeast along the front along with a shield of heavy wintry precipitation. The cold air deepened quickly across the Delta region of the Missouri Bootheel, eastern Arkansas, and extreme northwest Tennessee. The region experienced mostly sleet from this event with a widespread amount of one to two inches and isolated three-inch amounts. Transportation impacts were extensive. A corridor of heavy freezing rain was located from Phillips County, AR, through extreme northwest Mississippi, and across much of West Tennessee from Memphis to Brownsville to Paris. These areas received from one-quarter inch to three-quarters inch of ice. Significant damage occurred to the power supply infrastructure throughout this region due to widespread trees and power lines being knocked down. Light icing occurred across other parts of northwest Mississippi such as Clarksdale and along I-40 in West Tennessee to the east of Jackson, Tennessee. Heavy rain fell along and south of the stalled arctic front across much of north Mississippi. Precipitation tapered off from west to east during the evening hours of Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Freezing rain and sleet moved across the area starting Tuesday, February 9th, and continued intermittingly into Thursday morning, February 11th. A band of one-quarter inch of ice accumulated from east-central Arkansas and northwest Mississippi through western parts of the Memphis metro into northwest Tennessee. Lesser amounts of ice accumulated southeast of this area. Some trees and numerous limbs were broken due to ice loads with some power outages. The cold air deepened more than expected across parts of northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel resulting in more sleet, though impacts were still significant since roads were covered and slippery.

Powerful Hurricane Laura struck the Gulf Coast on August 26, 2020. The remnants of Laura moved through the Mid-South on August 27th and August 28th. The first band of showers and thunderstorms tracked across eastern Arkansas during the evening hours of August 27th causing wind damage and a half dozen weak tornadoes. An additional band of showers and thunderstorms developed across north Mississippi during the morning hours of August 28th as the system was departing. A weak morning tornado was reported near Oxford followed by a couple of incidents of wind damage over northeast Mississippi during the afternoon and isolated flash flooding later that evening.

A potent closed upper level low tracked across the region as a powerful cold front moved through the Mid-South. A large area of heavy winter precipitation developed across the Mid-South. Snow and sleet amounts ranged from around an inch along the Mississippi River from Memphis northward to little or nothing over parts over Randolph and Lawrence Counties. Areas to the south, such as Phillips County, also received very little accumulation.

A warm front was located across Southern Arkansas and Central Mississippi during the day on February 20th, 2015. Overrunning precipitation spread north of the front beginning in the morning. Since arctic air was already in place, the precipitation first fell in the form of sleet and snow. However, the sleet and snow quickly changed over to freezing rain. The freezing rain continued for the majority of the day into the evening before changing to rain during the early morning hours of February 21st, 2015. A quarter of an inch of ice fell north of Interstate 40 while areas south received around a tenth of an inch or less. Less than an inch of snow and sleet fell north of Interstate 40 as well. Roads became hazardous and numerous accidents occurred as a result. Some trees and power lines also fell producing power outages.

An arctic cold front pushed into the Mid-South during the day on March 2nd, 2014. Overrunning precipitation fell through a shallow arctic airmass which produced freezing rain, sleet and snow. Precipitation was slow to move out as the front stalled just east of the Mississippi River. Thunder also occurred at times with the precipitation. As a result, major ice accumulations of a quarter to three quarters of an inch of ice fell across East-Central Arkansas. Up to an inch of sleet fell on top of the ice. Meanwhile, further north across Northeast Arkansas, the fast intruding airmass changed freezing rain over to sleet and snow. Between two to five inches of sleet and snow fell across the area on top of a tenth to a quarter inch of ice. The winter precipitation tapered off during the early morning hours of March 3rd. The ice, sleet, and snow accumulations produced hazardous roads resulting in numerous accidents. One fatality and one injury occurred from one accident. Power lines and trees fell due to heavy ice accumulations as well resulting in major power outages. A few roofs collapsed due to the heavy accumulations as well including one gas station awning that injured three people.

A low pressure system tracked from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern Alabama during the day on February 4, 2014. Precipitation spread northward during the morning hours and since temperatures were already below freezing and stayed below freezing, the precipitation fell in the form of sleet or freezing rain. Some thunder occurred as well. Ice accumulations were around a quarter of an inch or more in a corridor from Forrest City to Blytheville. The ice fell on top of what occurred two days prior creating significant accumulations. Trees and power lines fell as a result of the ice causing power outages. Roads were hazardous to travel and several accidents were reported.

An arctic cold front plunged into the Mid-South on February 2nd, 2014. The front stalled out as an area of low pressure developed along the front. As a result, precipitation continued across much of Northeast Arkansas for several hours as temperatures plunged below freezing. Precipitation fell in the form of freezing rain, sleet, and snow. Between two to six inches of snow fell northwest of a Walnut Ridge to Paragould line. Meanwhile, locations near Jonesboro and Harrisburg received up to a tenth of an inch of ice and up to an inch of sleet accumulations. Further south and east, from the corridor stretching from Forrest City to Blytheville, received heavy ice accumulations of quarter of inch or more. Trees and power lines fell due to the ice accumulations. Roads became hazardous and numerous accidents occurred.

An arctic cold front pushed into the Northeast Arkansas during the evening of December 5th, 2013. Widespread rain was already occurring, due to the combination of abundant mid-level moisture, an enhanced upper level jet and an upper level disturbance moving through the area. As a result of the cold front, temperatures plummeted and turned rain over to freezing rain and sleet across Eastern Arkansas. The freezing line stalled in its progression to the southeast around midnight and remained roughly located from Forrest City to West Memphis. After sunrise...the freezing line pushed southeast and brought arctic air into the rest of East-Central Arkansas. Meanwhile...freezing rain and sleet changed over to snow across Northeast Arkansas during the morning of December 6th, 2013. The wintry precipitation tapered off during the late afternoon and evening hours on December 6th, 2013. Total snow amounts ranged from an inch around Jonesboro, to as much as 8 inches or more across Randolph and Lawrence Counties. Just southeast of the heavy snow accumulations, a corridor of heavy sleet occurred. The corridor, including Craighead, Poinsett, Northeast Mississippi and Southeast Greene Counties, received greater than one and a half inches of sleet. In addition, locations northwest of a Forrest City to a Jericho line, received at least a quarter inch of ice. The wintry precipitation created hazardous travel. Many accidents occurred as a result. A few trees and power lines fell due to the ice as well.

A powerful upper level low pressure system tracked across the Mid-South into the Ohio Valley the night of December 25th, 2012 into the morning of December 26th, 2012. The system brought heavy snow and gusty winds to much of Eastern Arkansas. Blizzard conditions occurred with visibilities of less than a quarter mile and wind gusts of 35 mph or greater for several hours across Lawrence and Randolph Counties. Snow accumulations ranged from three to twelve inches across Eastern Arkansas, mainly northwest of a Wheatley to Blytheville line. The higher snow totals were result of thunder snow which occurred in a few snow bands across Northeast Arkansas. The strong winds knocked down trees and power lines. A few homes were damaged from fallen trees. Roads were hazardous and numerous accidents occurred as a result.

A powerful Mesoscale Convective system developed over Missouri during the morning hours of June 11, 2012. The complex moved southeast into the Mid-South during the afternoon and early evening resulting in numerous reports of damaging winds. There were also a few reports of large hail.

A powerful upper level low pressure system brought snow to portions of Northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, West Tennessee and extreme north Mississippi. Most areas picked up between 1 and 3 inches of with areas of Northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel receiving between 4 and 6 inches of snow.

The Mid-South had a favorable set-up for winter weather during the time frame of January 28th-January 30th, 2010. A cold front moved through the area on January 27th allowing cold arctic air to filter into the region behind the front. Meanwhile, a powerful low pressure system developed over the Southwestern United States. The system pushed east into Texas and eventually in the Lower Mississippi Valley bringing abundant moisture to the area. Precipitation, mainly in the form of freezing rain, began over Northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel during the late evening hours of January 28th. The precipitation spread east during the morning of January 29th and became heavier producing a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow over much of the Mid-South with the exception of extreme southern portions of the Mid-South. As the air cooled further, precipitation switched to all snow. However, temperatures began to warm during the afternoon and evening hours changing precipitation back to freezing rain, sleet or just rain with the exception of extreme Northeast Arkansas where precipitation remained in the form of snow. Precipitation tapered off to freezing drizzle or flurries by the early morning hours of January 30th. The winter weather produced treacherous roads which caused many accidents. In addition, accumulations of ice produced numerous downed trees and power lines resulting in many power outages. Total snow accumulations across Northeast Arkansas ranged from 7 to 11 inches on top of a tenth to a half inch of ice. Snow amounts across East-Central Arkansas ranged from zero to 5 inches while ice accumulations ranged from a tenth of an inch to a half inch.

A strong low pressure system moved northeast from Southern Missouri during the day on February 11, 2009. As the low pressure system moved northeast, a trailing cold front pushed east across the area. Strong gradient winds behind the cold front knocked down numerous trees and power lines. Other minor roof and sign damage occurred as well. The strong winds affected many areas that were ravaged by last month's devastating ice storm.

The combination of abundant moisture, a low pressure system moving through the region, and cold air at the surface caused an ice storm to occur over Northeast Arkansas. Most of the precipitation fell in the form of freezing rain. Toward the end of the event, precipitation changed briefly to sleet and snow. Significant ice accumulations occurred with Randolph and Clay Counties being hardest hit. One to two inches of ice fell across Northeast Arkansas in addition to one inch of snow. A quarter of an inch of ice fell across East-Central Arkansas. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down from the ice storm. Some counties lost anywhere from seventy to one hundred percent of their power during the peak of the storm. This occurred mainly across Northeast Arkansas. Emergency shelters were opened for storm victims. Roads were very hazardous to travel and many accidents occurred as a result. Five deaths occurred from the storm. One was a result of hypothermia. Two deaths occurred from falling trees.

Tropical Storm Ike moved across Northeast Arkansas into Southern Missouri. The storm weakened to a tropical depression as it moved northeast. Tropical storm force winds occurred over Northeast Arkansas as a result. Substantial damage occurred from downed trees and power lines. Some structural damage occurred as well.

A powerful upper level low pressure system moved into the Midsouth during the evening hours of April 10, 2008 and continued moving through the area during the day on April 11, 2008. The system first produced a few severe storms during the early morning hours of April 10, 2008 over Northeast Arkansas as it approached the area. These storms quickly died off. However by the late afternoon and evening hours, redevelopment occurred across much of the Midsouth. These storms produced large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding. The storms continued into the overnight hours before dying off. Redevelopment then occurred across Northeast Mississippi during the afternoon hours of April 11, 2008 as the system departed the region.

A winter storm brought a mix of sleet and snow to much of East Arkansas. Southern sections saw more sleet than snow and had as much as 2 inches of sleet. In northern sections, snow accumulated to between 4 and 8 inches. Some areas saw some trees and power lines fall down due to the sleet.

A mix of freezing rain and sleet fell on much of northeast Arkansas. The icy conditions brought down many trees,power poles and power lines. One man was killed in Lawrence county when a power line fell on him. In Greene county, a church in Paragould was damaged by a fire that was caused when a tree limb fell on a nearby power line, causing a short in the church's electricity. The ice storm left thousands of residents without power. Some residents went more than a week without power.

A mix of snow,sleet and freezing rain fell across much of east Arkansas. The storm produced numerous downed tree limbs and power lines. Thousands of homes were without power for some period of time.