Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Baxter and Marion Counties, AR
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NOAA issued it on August 26, 2026, 8 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 west central Baxter County and central Marion County in north central Arkansas until 3:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Arkansas
- Issued
- August 26, 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 8 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central Arkansas.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. The alert was sent at 2:41 PM CDT on August 26, 2026, and is effective immediately until 3:30 PM CDT the same day.
Affected Areas
The warning covers west central Baxter County and central Marion County in north central Arkansas. Locations impacted include Bull Shoals, Yellville, Gassville, Flippin, Lakeview in Baxter County, Bull Shoals State Park, Cotter, Summit, Fairview in Marion County, Rea Valley, and Bull Shoals Lake.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 2:41 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bull Shoals moving south at 10 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 effective from 2:41 PM CDT until 3:30 PM CDT on August 26, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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