Craighead County

PHOTOS: Storm damage in Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Ark. – A small tornado caused big damage in Jonesboro on Monday, July 3. https://twitter.com/d1jonesboro/status/881906357548576772 Almost got Final Destinationed this morning. @Region8News pic.twitter.com/ulfIU9I0Rj — Zane Yancey (@zaneyancey) July 3, 2017 A confirmed tornado caused havoc in Jonesboro today. #arwx https://t.co/V5NxwzlMnc — Stan (@StanMorris) July 3, 2017

Regional

Severe weather possible Memorial Day weekend

JONESBORO, Ark. – NEA will be facing potential storms this weekend, the National Weather Service in Little Rock said Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will become possible Saturday afternoon and early evening across northern Arkansas, the NWS said. While uncertainty exists on whether storms can form and become mature, any storm that does [read more…]

Lawrence County

Photo shows wacky Arkansas weather

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Snow. Clear skies. Snow. That was the weather in Arkansas over the weekend, literally changing dramatically from one day to the next. A photo shared by friend of NEA Report, Jon Walter – taken by Lesa Walter, shows the exact same spot in Walnut Ridge on [read more…]

Lawrence County

WBC Sustains Damage in Thunderstorm

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – For the second time in less than a week, a severe thunderstorm has left damage in its wake at Williams Baptist College. Two homes in the college’s faculty neighborhood were damaged by fallen trees, and the softball and baseball fields also sustained damage when the storm [read more…]

Craighead County

Snow closes AState for Jan. 6

JONESBORO — Arkansas State University offices are closed Friday, Jan. 6, due to snow, Chancellor Doug Whitlock announced. Classes at A-State do not begin until the start of the spring semester on Jan. 17, but today’s inclement weather will close the business and academic offices. The A-State campus location in [read more…]

Craighead County

Cold weather warning issued

JONESBORO, Ark. – Jonesboro’s first freeze warning of the season goes into effect Wednesday night when lows in the region are expected to dip to the high 20s with a 30-percent chance of light rain or snow. Thursday’s high is not expected to break the low to mid-30s, and the Thursday [read more…]