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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:30 PM Jul. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Stone, southeastern Searcy, southwestern Izard, Van Buren, Cleburne and northeastern Conway Counties through 415 PM CDT ... At 330 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mountain View to near Watts. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Heber Springs... Mountain View... Clinton... Fairfield Bay... Marshall... Greers Ferry... Shirley... Concord... Higden... Rocky Hill... Lone Star... Whipple... Herpel... Sugar Loaf Recreation Area... Elberta... Watts... Blanchard Springs Campground... Thola... Kay... Fairfield Bay Marina... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central and north central Arkansas. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:55 PM Jul. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 482 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONWAY FAULKNER LONOKE PERRY POPE PRAIRIE PULASKI WHITE YELL IN EASTERN ARKANSAS JACKSON LAWRENCE MONROE WOODRUFF IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS BAXTER BOONE CLEBURNE INDEPENDENCE IZARD MARION NEWTON SEARCY SHARP STONE VAN BUREN IN WESTERN ARKANSAS JOHNSON LOGAN SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASH FLAT, AUGUSTA, BATESVILLE, BEEBE, BOONEVILLE, BRINKLEY, BULL SHOALS, CABOT, CALICO ROCK, CAVE CITY, CLARENDON, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, CONWAY, COTTON PLANT, DANVILLE, DARDANELLE, DE VALLS BLUFF, DES ARC, FAIRFIELD BAY, FLIPPIN, HARDY, HARRISON, HAZEN, HEBER SPRINGS, HORSESHOE BEND, HOXIE, JASPER, LESLIE, LITTLE ROCK, LONOKE, MARSHALL, MCCRORY, MELBOURNE, MORRILTON, MOUNTAIN HOME, MOUNTAIN VIEW, NEWPORT, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, OLA, OXFORD, PARIS, PERRYVILLE, RUSSELLVILLE, SEARCY, SUMMIT, WALDRON, WALNUT RIDGE, WESTERN GROVE, AND YELLVILLE.
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