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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1236 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2024
ARZ034-046-047-090615-
MONROE AR-PRAIRIE AR-WOODRUFF AR-
1236 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
WOODRUFF, NORTHEASTERN PRAIRIE AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES
THROUGH 115 AM CDT
...
AT 1236 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DES ARC, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL 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...
BRINKLEY... DES ARC...
HUNTER... COTTON PLANT...
FARGO... BECTON...
SAND HILL... LITTLE DIXIE...
HILLEMAN... ZENT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR EASTERN AND
CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
LAT...LON 3500 9115 3492 9115 3491 9112 3490 9119
3488 9152 3498 9153 3517 9104 3500 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 252DEG 40KT 3495 9141
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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