Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Arkansas Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 21, 2026, 2 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Little Rock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring and Jefferson counties in Arkansas until 8:15 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Arkansas
- Issued
- August 21, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Little Rock AR
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Arkansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVW) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Little Rock AR. The alert is effective from August 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM CDT until August 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northern Cleveland County, Grant County, Dallas County, Southwestern Jefferson County, and Southeastern Hot Spring County in Arkansas. Impacted locations include Malvern, Sheridan, Rison, Rockport, Leola, Sparkman, Carthage, Prattsville, Poyen, Perla, Lamont, Jenkins Ferry State Park, Kedron, Thiel, Dogwood, Ain, Lono, Tulip, Gifford, and Buie.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 7:31 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Lamont to 12 miles southwest of Thiel, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Hail damage to vehicles is expected along with wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from August 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM CDT and expires at August 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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