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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
241 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
ARZ042-054-042030-
HOT SPRING AR-GARLAND AR-
241 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN GARLAND
AND CENTRAL HOT SPRING COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM CDT
...
AT 240 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LOFTON, OR 11 MILES WEST OF HOT SPRINGS, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HALF INCH 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... HOT SPRINGS MEMORIAL FIELD...
LOFTON... ROCKWELL...
PINEY IN GARLAND COUNTY... HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK...
BISMARCK... RED OAK...
OAKLAWN RACETRACK... SUNSHINE...
ROYAL... DE ROCHE...
LAKE CATHERINE STATE PARK... PETTYVIEW...
HEMPWALLACE... PEARCY...
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.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE HAMILTON OR LAKE CATHERINE, 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 3440 9338 3457 9326 3444 9291 3423 9307
3424 9308 3424 9309 3425 9309 3425 9310
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 302DEG 22KT 3446 9325
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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