< Arkansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/24/2026 17:33

Arkansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/24/2026 17:33

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 24 at 7:33PM CDT until April 24 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 24, 2026 - 5:33pm
Expires: 
April 24, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
SVRLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Polk County in western Arkansas... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 733 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hatfield, or 7 miles southwest of Mena, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Mena... Hatfield... Vandervoort... Opal... 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... Shady Lake Recreation Area... Potter... Dallas... Shady Grove...
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for western Arkansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for western Arkansas.
Area Description: 
Polk, AR
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR