Special Weather Statement 11/18/2024 11:17 for Arkansas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued November 18 at 1:17PM CST by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
November 18, 2024 - 11:17am
Expires: 
November 18, 2024 - 12:00pm
Description: 
At 115 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking intense showers along a line extending from near Heavener to 8 miles northeast of Muse to near Big Cedar to 6 miles southeast of Octavia. Movement was northeast 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... Mena... Mansfield... Beauchamp... Oliver... Morgan Springs... Queen Wilhelmina State Park... Mountain Fork... Bates... Acorn... Black Fork... Rocky... Cauthron... Black Fork Mountain Wilderness... Hon... Winfield... Camp Pioneer... Liberty... Rich Mountain... Potter... Eagleton...
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Northern Scott County; Polk County Lower Elevations; Central and Southern Scott County; Northern Polk County Higher Elevations
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR