< Arkansas Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/06/2026 00:20

Arkansas Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/06/2026 00:20

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 2:20AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 6, 2026 - 12:20am
Expires: 
May 6, 2026 - 1:00am
Description: 
At 220 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Gravelly to near Mauldin to near Norman to near Daisy. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size 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 Village... Mount Ida... Glenwood... Mountain Pine... Amity... Caddo Valley... Norman... Oden... Daisy... Jessieville... Meyers... Lake Ouachita State Park... Lofton... Rockwell... DeGray Lake State Park... Mauldin... Albert Pike Recreation Area... Muddy Creek WMA... Hot Springs Memorial Field...
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Perry; Garland; Saline; Pike; Clark; Hot Spring; Central and Eastern Montgomery County; Central and Southern Scott County; Yell Excluding Northwest; Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations; Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR