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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 7:30 AM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Newton, northeastern Johnson and north central Pope Counties through 315 AM CDT ... At 230 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lost Valley State Park to 6 miles east of Boston to 7 miles south of Pettigrew. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Jasper... Dillen... Carver... Moore... Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area... Devils Knob... Lost Valley State Park... Piercetown... Walnut... Bertha... Rosetta... Ben Hur... Bass... Fort Douglas... Fallsville... Crossroad... Haw Creek Falls Campground... Swain... Gum Springs in Newton County... Nail... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for western, central and north central Arkansas. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:54 AM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 96 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONWAY PERRY POPE YELL IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS BAXTER BOONE FULTON IZARD MARION NEWTON SEARCY STONE VAN BUREN IN WESTERN ARKANSAS JOHNSON LOGAN SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOONEVILLE, BULL SHOALS, CALICO ROCK, CHEROKEE VILLAGE, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, DANVILLE, DARDANELLE, FAIRFIELD BAY, FLIPPIN, HARRISON, HORSESHOE BEND, JASPER, LESLIE, MAMMOTH SPRING, MARSHALL, MELBOURNE, MORRILTON, MOUNTAIN HOME, MOUNTAIN VIEW, OLA, OXFORD, PARIS, PERRYVILLE, RUSSELLVILLE, SUMMIT, WALDRON, WESTERN GROVE, AND YELLVILLE.
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