Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 2:14PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 12:14pm
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
At 214 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Concord, or 12 miles southwest of Batesville, moving east at 15 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...
Pleasant Plains... Concord...
Salado... Southside in Independence Count...
Almond... Hickory Flat...
Wilburn... Rosie...
Ida... Huff...
Hutchinson... Denmark...
Sunnydale... Roosevelt...
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
eastern, central and north central Arkansas.
Area Description:
Independence; Cleburne; Jackson; White
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov