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WWUS84 KLZK 060618  
SPSLZK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR  
118 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
ARZ042-043-054-060645-  
HOT SPRING AR-SALINE AR-GARLAND AR-  
118 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN  
GARLAND, CENTRAL SALINE AND NORTHERN HOT SPRING COUNTIES THROUGH 145  
AM CDT  
...  
 
AT 118 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
HOT SPRINGS, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...  
HOT SPRINGS... BENTON...  
BRYANT... HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE...  
HASKELL... LONSDALE...  
SALEM IN SALINE COUNTY... HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK...  
BAUXITE... AVILLA...  
NANCE... CONGO...  
GULPHA GORGE... GRAPE...  
CROWS... BLAND...  
OWENSVILLE...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3458 9306 3476 9255 3469 9255 3469 9251  
3451 9244 3446 9303  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0618Z 252DEG 35KT 3453 9294  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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