A cold front pushed into the Mid-South during the evening hours of April 8, 2020, into the early morning hours of April 9, 2020. The front intersected an area of moderate instability and strong wind shear. As a result, storms developed across eastern Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel then tracked across the Mid-South. Initially, storms were supercellular in nature with large hail and a couple of weak tornadoes. Storms eventually transitioned into clusters and line segments as they moved across the Mississippi River into West Tenessee and North Mississippi. These storms continued to produce large hail and damaging winds.

Hail in GREENE, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 21:10:00 to 08-APR-20 21:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARMADUKE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in CLAY, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 20:30:00 to 08-APR-20 20:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: KNOBEL
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 22:30:00 to 08-APR-20 22:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: OSCEOLA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Tornado in CRAIGHEAD, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 18:47:00 to 08-APR-20 18:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHILSON
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 8.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A brief tornado touched down and damaged a farm building.

Tornado in POINSETT, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 19:05:00 to 08-APR-20 19:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: MC DANIEL
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado tracked predominately through farm fields. A trailer home was destroyed in the Claypool area and homes were damaged and destroyed on the north side of Harrisburg.

Hail in CRAIGHEAD, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 19:01:00 to 08-APR-20 19:06:00 (CST-6)
Location: JONESBORO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Quarter size hail reported on the south side of Jonesboro.

Hail in CRAIGHEAD, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 19:31:00 to 08-APR-20 19:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: JONESBORO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CRAIGHEAD, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 18:12:00 to 08-APR-20 18:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: EGYPT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 22:00:00 to 08-APR-20 22:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOSNELL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 22:32:00 to 08-APR-20 22:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: OSCEOLA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in GREENE, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 20:36:00 to 08-APR-20 20:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARMADUKE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in CLAY, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 20:41:00 to 08-APR-20 20:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: RECTOR
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in CLAY, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 20:45:00 to 08-APR-20 20:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOYDSVILLE
Magnitude: 2.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Irregularly shaped hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell in Knob.

Hail in MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS
From 08-APR-20 21:55:00 to 08-APR-20 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: MANILA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio