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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:56 AM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...SEARCY...SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON...EASTERN JOHNSON...SOUTHEASTERN MARION...NORTHWESTERN VAN BUREN...SOUTHWESTERN BAXTER AND POPE COUNTIES... At 954 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Holman, or 11 miles east of Clarksville, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Clarksville... Fort Douglas... Long Pool Campground... Witts Spring... Haw Creek Falls Campground... Pleasant Valley in Pope County... Duff... Crabtree... Maumee... Bohannon... Hector... Deer... Treat... Snowball... Knoxville... Elberta... Leslie... Watts... Holman... Baker Ford... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for central, western and north central Arkansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
River Flood Advisory
Issued: 1:33 AM May. 20, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Arkansas River at Ozark Lock and Dam. * WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 355.5 feet, the river remains in its banks, but access to Okane Island may be cut off. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 346.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 355.5 feet early Wednesday morning. - Action stage is 355.5 feet. - Flood stage is 357.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
Tornado Watch
Issued: 11:54 PM May. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 297 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONWAY GARLAND PERRY POPE YELL IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS BAXTER BOONE CLEBURNE FULTON IZARD MARION NEWTON SEARCY STONE VAN BUREN IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS PIKE IN WESTERN ARKANSAS JOHNSON LOGAN MONTGOMERY POLK SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOONEVILLE, BULL SHOALS, CALICO ROCK, CHEROKEE VILLAGE, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, DANVILLE, DARDANELLE, FAIRFIELD BAY, FLIPPIN, GLENWOOD, HARRISON, HEBER SPRINGS, HORSESHOE BEND, HOT SPRINGS, JASPER, LESLIE, MAMMOTH SPRING, MARSHALL, MELBOURNE, MENA, MORRILTON, MOUNT IDA, MOUNTAIN HOME, MOUNTAIN VIEW, MURFREESBORO, NORMAN, OLA, OXFORD, PARIS, PERRYVILLE, RUSSELLVILLE, SUMMIT, WALDRON, WESTERN GROVE, AND YELLVILLE.
Flood Watch
Issued: 7:13 PM May. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, and western Arkansas, including the following areas, in central Arkansas, Conway, Northwest Yell County, Perry, Pope County Higher Elevations, Southern Pope County and Yell Excluding Northwest. In eastern Arkansas, Lawrence and Randolph. In north central Arkansas, Baxter, Boone County Except Southwest, Boone County Higher Elevations, Cleburne, Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Marion, Newton County Higher Elevations, Newton County Lower Elevations, Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations, Searcy County Lower Elevations, Sharp, Southeast Van Buren County, Stone and Van Buren County Higher Elevations. In western Arkansas, Central and Eastern Montgomery County, Central and Southern Scott County, Johnson County Higher Elevations, Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations, Northern Polk County Higher Elevations, Northern Scott County, Polk County Lower Elevations, Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations, Southern Johnson County, Southern and Eastern Logan County, Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations and Western and Northern Logan County. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected with locally higher amounts possible through early Tuesday morning. Much of this rain is expected where soils are currently saturated from previous rainfall, and training thunderstorms could quickly lead to flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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