078  
WWUS84 KLZK 212335  
SPSLZK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR  
635 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026  
 
ARZ052-140-141-340-341-220015-  
PIKE AR-SOUTHWEST MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS AR-  
POLK COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS AR-  
SOUTHEAST POLK COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS AR-  
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AR-  
635 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN PIKE,  
POLK AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT  
...  
 
AT 635 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
MENA INTERMOUNTAIN AIRPORT, OR NEAR MENA, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 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...  
MENA... WICKES...  
GRANNIS... HATFIELD...  
VANDERVOORT... OPAL...  
LITTLE MISSOURI FALLS RECREATIO...COSSATOT RIVER STATE PARK...  
POLK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS... MENA INTERMOUNTAIN AIRPORT...  
MCCAULEY... SHADY...  
HARTLEY... BARD SPRINGS RECREATION AREA...  
CANEY CREEK WILDERNESS... COVE...  
BIG FORK... BOARD CAMP...  
INK... PINE RIDGE...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3443 9446 3455 9441 3459 9438 3460 9434  
3460 9425 3459 9389 3422 9389 3422 9393  
3435 9394 3436 9425 3419 9425 3419 9447  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 281DEG 17KT 3452 9421  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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