Expected

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM CDT Saturday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued for Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * Wind...For Saturday, West at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. For Sunday, Southwest at 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Fuels...Dry to critically dry. * Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged.

At 638 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles southeast of Kiamichi to 6 miles south of Nashoba to 5 miles south of Snow. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Kiamichi... Octavia...

At 640 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mena Intermountain Airport, or near Mena, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mena... Opal... Polk County Fairgrounds... Mena Intermountain Airport... Big Fork... Board Camp... Nunley... Ink... Cherry Hill in Polk County... Potter...

At 600 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brownsville-Bawcomville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Monroe, West Monroe, Brownsville-Bawcom, Brownsville-Bawcomville, Swartz, Richwood, Pine Grove, Millhaven and Lapine.

At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Stallo to near Harperville. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Philadelphia, Pearl River, Walnut Grove, Harperville, Edinburg,

At 603 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Grambling, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Dubach, Vienna, Shiloh, Unionville, D Arbonne, Mount Zion and Corinth. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening

At 611 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Fulton, or 11 miles southwest of Hope, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Bodcaw, Patmos and Sutton. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 613 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Greenwood, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Greenwood... Washburn... Burnville... Fort Chaffee... Milltown... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles north of Albion, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Talihina... Albion... Kiamichi... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 547 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Emerson, or 13 miles south of Magnolia, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Emerson, Atlanta, Village, Mount Holly, Calhoun, Noxobe, Spotville, Marysville and Horsehead.