Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 24 at 7:35AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 24, 2026 - 5:35am
Expires:
April 24, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
At 735 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Steprock, or 13 miles north of Searcy, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Augusta... Bald Knob...
Pangburn... Pleasant Plains...
Russell... Steprock...
Bradford... Letona...
Olyphant... Hickory Flat...
Clay... Providence...
Dewey... Heffington...
Possum Grape... Denmark...
Sunnydale... Velvet Ridge...
Roosevelt...
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Independence; Cleburne; Jackson; White; Woodruff
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR