Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central Arkansas Counties
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NOAA issued it on April 16, 2026, 4 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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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for counties in central Arkansas, including wind gusts up to 60 mph, effective until midnight CDT on April 16.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Arkansas
- Issued
- April 16, 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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Arkansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) Little Rock AR. This alert is for severe thunderstorms and is effective from April 15 at 11:10 PM CDT until April 16 at 12:00 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning affects the following counties in Arkansas: Conway, Faulkner, Johnson, Pope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren, and Yell. Specific locations impacted include Russellville, Morrilton, Clinton, Greenbrier, Atkins, Pottsville, Dover, London, Wooster, Guy, Hector, Damascus, Twin Groves, Menifee, Bethlehem, Sequoya Park, Hill Creek, Happy Bend, Rocky Hill, and Dabney.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building to shelter from the severe weather.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts, as indicated by radar. There is also a possibility of hail up to 0.75 inches, and tornado detection is possible.
Timeline
The alert is effective from April 15 at 11:10 PM CDT and ends on April 16 at 12:00 AM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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