Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 5:23PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 26, 2026 - 3:23pm
Expires:
August 26, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 523 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Pangburn to near Rose Bud
to near Woolly Hollow State Park. Movement was southeast at 30 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...
Cabot... Searcy...
Beebe... Greenbrier...
Ward... Vilonia...
Austin in Lonoke County... Judsonia...
Kensett... Higginson...
Rose Bud... Enola...
West Point... Mount Vernon...
Crosby... Gravel Hill...
Pryor... McRae...
Woolly Hollow State Park... Springhill...
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central, eastern and north central Arkansas.
Area Description:
Cleburne; Faulkner; White; Woodruff; Pulaski; Lonoke
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov