Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Stone and Van Buren Counties, AR
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NOAA issued it on June 18, 2026, 2 months 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 southwestern Stone County and central Van Buren County until 6:45 PM CDT on June 1.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Arkansas
- Issued
- June 18, 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 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central Arkansas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Little Rock AR. Effective from 2026-06-01T18:17:00-05:00 until 2026-06-01T18:45:00-05:00. Status Actual, urgency Immediate, certainty Observed.
Affected Areas
Southwestern Stone County and central Van Buren County in north central Arkansas. Locations impacted include Clinton, Old Lexington, Choctaw, Botkinburg, Choctow Recreation Area, Culpepper, Dennard.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 617 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Old Lexington, or near Clinton, moving south at 30 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-06-01T18:17:00-05:00, expires and ends 2026-06-01T18:45:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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