Special Weather Statement Arkansas | Effective 03/09/2026 09:35

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 9 at 11:35AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 9, 2026 - 9:35am
Expires: 
March 9, 2026 - 10:00am
Description: 
At 1134 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Crosby to near Stuttgart. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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... Searcy... Stuttgart... Augusta... Des Arc... Clarendon... Hazen... De Valls Bluff... Beebe... Bald Knob... Carlisle... Judsonia... Kensett... Higginson... Holly Grove... Pangburn... Humphrey... Fredonia... Humnoke... Russell... West Point...
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for central, eastern and southeastern Arkansas.
Area Description: 
Cleburne; Jackson; White; Woodruff; Lonoke; Prairie; Monroe; Jefferson; Arkansas
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov