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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
159 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
ARZ042-141-238-241-041945-
YELL EXCLUDING NORTHWEST AR-
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS AR-GARLAND AR-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AR-
159 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
GARLAND, SOUTH CENTRAL YELL AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES
THROUGH 245 PM CDT
...
AT 158 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES EAST OF MUDDY CREEK WMA, OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNT IDA,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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...
AVANT... LENA LANDING REC AREA...
CRYSTAL SPRINGS LANDING... MT TABOR...
FANNIE... ONYX...
CRYSTAL SPRINGS... STORY...
WASHITA...
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE OUACHITA, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3488 9346 3480 9329 3477 9329 3477 9322
3473 9313 3449 9329 3462 9355 3470 9355
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 302DEG 20KT 3476 9344
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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