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Tornado Watch

Issued at Tue 10:45 AM Apr. 28

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 170 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONWAY FAULKNER GARLAND GRANT LONOKE PERRY POPE PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE WHITE YELL IN EASTERN ARKANSAS MONROE WOODRUFF IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS ARKANSAS BRADLEY CLEVELAND DESHA DREW JEFFERSON LINCOLN IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS CALHOUN CLARK DALLAS HOT SPRING OUACHITA PIKE IN WESTERN ARKANSAS JOHNSON LOGAN MONTGOMERY POLK SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARKADELPHIA, AUGUSTA, BEEBE, BENTON, BOONEVILLE, BRINKLEY, BRYANT, CABOT, CAMDEN, CLARENDON, CLARKSVILLE, CONWAY, COTTON PLANT, DANVILLE, DARDANELLE, DE VALLS BLUFF, DE WITT, DES ARC, DUMAS, FORDYCE, GLENWOOD, GOULD, HAMPTON, HAZEN, HOT SPRINGS, KINGSLAND, LITTLE ROCK, LONOKE, MALVERN, MCCRORY, MCGEHEE, MENA, MONTICELLO, MORRILTON, MOUNT IDA, MURFREESBORO, NORMAN, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, OLA, PARIS, PERRYVILLE, PINE BLUFF, RISON, RUSSELLVILLE, SEARCY, SHERIDAN, STAR CITY, STUTTGART, THORNTON, WALDRON, AND WARREN.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Issued at Tue 3:36 PM Apr. 28

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

At 336 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of White River National Wildlife Refuge to near Merrisach Lake, moving east at 50 mph.
Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include Trusten Holder
Wma: Merrisach Lake Weber Tichnor

Recommended Action

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern Arkansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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