Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 3:11PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 17, 2026 - 1:11pm
Expires:
August 17, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 309 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hurricane Lake WMA, or near Augusta, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Augusta... Bald Knob...
Patterson... Russell...
West Point... Tupelo...
McCrory... Pryor...
McFadden... Hurricane Lake WMA...
Beedeville... Howell...
Penrose... McClelland...
Gregory... Fitzhugh...
Grays... Pumpkin Bend...
Worden... Morton...
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Jackson; White; Woodruff; Prairie
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov