Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Seven Arkansas Counties

Source: NOAA · North Central and Eastern Arkansas

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NOAA issued it on July 10, 2026, 6 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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The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for seven counties in north central and eastern Arkansas until 3:45 PM CDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
North Central and Eastern Arkansas
Issued
July 10, 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 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central and Eastern Arkansas.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVW) has been issued by the National Weather Service Little Rock AR. The alert is effective from June 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM CDT until June 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM CDT. Severity is listed as Severe with observed certainty and immediate urgency.

Affected Areas

The warning covers Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp, and Stone counties in Arkansas. Specific areas include east central Stone County, northern Independence County, southeastern Randolph County, southeastern Izard County, northeastern Jackson County, Lawrence County, and southern Sharp County. Impacted locations include Batesville, Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Black Rock, Lake Charles State Park, Cave City, Tuckerman, Newark, Swifton, Imboden, College City, Cushman, Portia, Mount Pleasant, Strawberry, Lynn, Sidney, Moorefield, Alicia, and Minturn.

What You Should Do

Residents should move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building for protection.

Expected Conditions

At 2:44 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Cave City to Sidney to near Gid, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Timeline

The warning is in effect from 2:44 PM CDT to 3:45 PM CDT on June 13, 2026.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for seven counties in north central and eastern Arkansas until 3:45 PM CDT.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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