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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 1:54 PM Mar. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 23 UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. TORNADO WATCH 22 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS GRANT LONOKE PULASKI SALINE WHITE IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS INDEPENDENCE IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS CLARK DALLAS HOT SPRING OUACHITA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARKADELPHIA, BATESVILLE, BEEBE, BENTON, BRYANT, CABOT, CAMDEN, FORDYCE, LITTLE ROCK, LONOKE, MALVERN, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, SEARCY, AND SHERIDAN.
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 1:48 PM Mar. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Prairie, Lonoke, east central Faulkner, southwestern White, north central Jefferson, east central Saline and eastern Pulaski Counties through 830 AM CST ... At 747 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Austin in Lonoke County to near McAlmont to Mabelvale. Movement was east at 60 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... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Sherwood... Jacksonville... Cabot... Bryant... Downtown Little Rock... Lonoke... Des Arc... Hazen... North Little Rock Airport... Little Rock AFB... Southwest Little Rock... Beebe... Ward... Shannon Hills... England... Carlisle... Wrightsville... Austin in Lonoke County... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CST for central Arkansas. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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