Special Weather Statement 10/31/2024 04:59 for Arkansas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued October 31 at 6:59AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
October 31, 2024 - 4:59am
Expires: 
October 31, 2024 - 6:00am
Description: 
At 658 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Concord, or 14 miles southwest of Batesville, 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... Searcy... Batesville... Newport... Augusta... Bald Knob... Judsonia... Tuckerman... Diaz... Newark... Swifton... Pangburn... Patterson... Grubbs... Pleasant Plains... Oil Trough... Concord... Russell... Jacksonport... Magness... Tupelo...
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Sharp; Independence; Lawrence; Cleburne; Jackson; White; Woodruff
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR