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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 11:25 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Woodruff County in eastern Arkansas... Southwestern Independence County in north central Arkansas... Prairie County in central Arkansas... Southwestern Jackson County in eastern Arkansas... Southeastern Cleburne County in north central Arkansas... Central Lonoke County in central Arkansas... White County in central Arkansas... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 625 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Heber Springs to Beebe to near Lonoke, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Hickory Flat... Wilburn... Salado... Crosby... Bradford... Searcy... Heffington... Carlisle... Antioch in White County... Judsonia... Huff... Pearson... Worden... Kensett... Pickens in White County... Floyd... Velvet Ridge... Georgetown... Roosevelt... Plainview in White County... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for eastern, central and north central Arkansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for eastern, central and north central Arkansas. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:21 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Stone, northern Independence, northeastern Searcy, Izard, southeastern Marion, northern Cleburne, eastern Baxter, western Fulton and southwestern Sharp Counties through 700 PM CDT ... At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Advance to near Blanchard Springs Campground to 10 miles west of Concord. Movement was northeast at 45 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... Franklin... Agnos... Violet Hill... Ott... Moorefield... Larkin... Timbo... Briarcliff... Horseshoe Bend... Gunner Pool Campground... Lone Star... Herron... Wild Cherry... Woodrow... Byron... Dam Site Marina... Luber... Boswell... Guion... Cartney... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central Arkansas. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 11:18 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 199 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS FAULKNER GRANT LONOKE PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE WHITE IN EASTERN ARKANSAS JACKSON MONROE WOODRUFF IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS CLEBURNE INDEPENDENCE STONE VAN BUREN IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS ARKANSAS BRADLEY CLEVELAND DESHA DREW JEFFERSON LINCOLN IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS CALHOUN DALLAS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, BATESVILLE, BEEBE, BENTON, BRINKLEY, BRYANT, CABOT, CLARENDON, CLINTON, CONWAY, COTTON PLANT, DE VALLS BLUFF, DE WITT, DES ARC, DUMAS, FAIRFIELD BAY, FORDYCE, GOULD, HAMPTON, HAZEN, HEBER SPRINGS, KINGSLAND, LITTLE ROCK, LONOKE, MCCRORY, MCGEHEE, MONTICELLO, MOUNTAIN VIEW, NEWPORT, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, PINE BLUFF, RISON, SEARCY, SHERIDAN, STAR CITY, STUTTGART, THORNTON, AND WARREN.
River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:00 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Black River at Black Rock. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Agricultural land is flooding along both banks of the river in Lawrence, Independence, and Jackson counties. Minor flooding in Powhatan Community and Courthouse State Park. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 18.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0 feet Friday morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat Black River Black Rock 14.0 18.1 Wed 9 am CDT 17.6 20.0 19.0 &&
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