Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 28 at 12:01AM CDT until April 28 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 10:01pm
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description:
At 1201 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Tuckerman to near Oil Trough to near Southside in
Independence County, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Batesville... Newport...
Tuckerman... Diaz...
Newark... Swifton...
Grubbs... Pleasant Plains...
Oil Trough... Jacksonport...
Magness... Moorefield...
Algoa... Salado...
Southside in Independence Count...Sulphur Rock...
Campbell Station... Amagon...
Weldon... Balch...
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for eastern,
central and north central Arkansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Independence, AR; Jackson, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR