Headline:
Tornado Watch issued April 28 at 5:45PM CDT until April 29 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 3:45pm
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 177 UNTIL
1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH 169. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN ARKANSAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES
IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
JACKSON LAWRENCE RANDOLPH
IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
BAXTER BOONE CLEBURNE
FULTON INDEPENDENCE IZARD
MARION NEWTON SEARCY
SHARP STONE VAN BUREN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASH FLAT, ATTICA, BATESVILLE,
BULL SHOALS, CALICO ROCK, CAVE CITY, CHEROKEE VILLAGE, CLINTON,
FAIRFIELD BAY, FLIPPIN, HARDY, HARRISON, HEBER SPRINGS,
HORSESHOE BEND, HOXIE, JASPER, LESLIE, MAMMOTH SPRING, MARSHALL,
MELBOURNE, MOUNTAIN HOME, MOUNTAIN VIEW, NEWPORT, OXFORD,
POCAHONTAS, SUMMIT, WALNUT RIDGE, WESTERN GROVE, AND YELLVILLE.
Area Description:
Baxter, AR; Boone, AR; Cleburne, AR; Fulton, AR; Independence, AR; Izard, AR; Jackson, AR; Lawrence, AR; Marion, AR; Newton, AR; Randolph, AR; Searcy, AR; Sharp, AR; Stone, AR; Van Buren, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR