Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Arkansas Counties
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NOAA issued it on July 31, 2026, 3 weeks 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 six Arkansas counties until 8:00 AM CDT on June 22, 2026, with 60 mph wind gusts expected.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Arkansas
- Issued
- July 31, 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 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Arkansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Little Rock AR on June 22 at 7:10 AM CDT. The alert is effective immediately and expires at 8:00 AM CDT on June 22, 2026. The alert type code is SVW.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Conway, Faulkner, Johnson, Pope, Van Buren, and Yell counties in Arkansas. Specific areas include east central Johnson County, southwestern Van Buren County, northwestern Conway County, northwestern Faulkner County, east central Yell County, and central Pope County. Impacted locations include Russellville, Atkins, Pottsville, Dover, Hector, Carden Bottoms, Happy Bend, Solgohachia, Claude, Cleveland, Broomfield, Catholic Point, Hattieville, Middleton, Lanty, Whipple, Jerusalem, Galla Creek WMA, St. Vincent, and Blick.
What You Should Do
Residents should move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building for protection.
Expected Conditions
A severe thunderstorm was located near London, 8 miles northwest of Russellville, moving east at 40 mph. Radar indicated 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 7:10 AM CDT until 8:00 AM CDT on June 22, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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