Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 7:32PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 5:32pm
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 732 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Quitman to near Vilonia to Mayflower.
Movement was 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...
Jacksonville... Cabot...
Little Rock AFB... Beebe...
Ward... Vilonia...
Mayflower... Austin in Lonoke County...
Rose Bud... Enola...
Mount Vernon... Old Austin...
Parnell... Gravel Hill...
Sylvania... Olmstead...
Gibson... South Bend...
Woolly Hollow State Park... Gravel Ridge...
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central Arkansas.
Area Description:
Faulkner; White; Pulaski; Lonoke
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov