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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
141 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
ARZ043>045-055-056-060715-
PULASKI AR-GRANT AR-LONOKE AR-SALINE AR-JEFFERSON AR-
141 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN LONOKE,
NORTHEASTERN GRANT, NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON, SOUTHEASTERN SALINE AND
SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM CDT
...
AT 141 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BENTON, MOVING EAST AT 50 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...
LITTLE ROCK... NORTH LITTLE ROCK...
BENTON... BRYANT...
DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK... SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK...
HASKELL... SHANNON HILLS...
WRIGHTSVILLE... ARGENTA...
REDFIELD... OTTER CREEK...
IRONTON... ESTES...
EAST END... PLUM BAYOU MOUNDS SP...
ORION... GEYER SPRINGS...
MABELVALE... SALEM IN SALINE COUNTY...
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 3444 9200 3448 9274 3450 9274 3450 9276
3468 9270 3479 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 257DEG 42KT 3459 9257
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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