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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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