Arkansas Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/26/2026 12:12

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 2:12PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 26, 2026 - 12:12pm
Expires: 
August 26, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description: 
At 212 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Sturkie to near Ott to near Fawn Park to near Lakeway. Movement was south at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Mountain Home... Cherokee Village... Bull Shoals... Salem in Fulton County... Yellville... Ash Flat... Horseshoe Bend... Gassville... Flippin... Lakeview in Baxter County... Oxford... Norfork... Salesville... Viola... Briarcliff... Arkawana... Bexar... Flint Springs... Ott... Lakeway...
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Marion; Baxter; Fulton; Izard
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov