Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 5:08PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 26, 2026 - 3:08pm
Expires:
August 26, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 508 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Pangburn to 6 miles east of Quitman to
near Choctaw. Movement was south at 10 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...
Heber Springs... Clinton...
Greers Ferry... Quitman...
Guy... Pangburn...
Rose Bud... Damascus...
Twin Groves... Catholic Point...
Mallet Town... Fairbanks...
Whipple... Sugar Loaf Recreation Area...
Choctaw... Woolly Hollow State Park...
Fairfield Bay Marina... Letona...
Birdtown... Bee Branch...
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central and north central Arkansas.
Area Description:
Cleburne; Conway; Faulkner; White; Southeast Van Buren County
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov