Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Western and Central Arkansas
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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 seven Arkansas counties until 6:30 AM CDT due to 60 mph winds.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western and 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 Western and Central Arkansas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Little Rock AR (NOAA). Effective from 2026-06-22T05:43:00-05:00 until 2026-06-22T06:30:00-05:00. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Garland, Johnson, Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Scott, and Yell counties in Arkansas. Specific areas include Logan County, southwestern Johnson County, northwestern Garland County, eastern Scott County, northeastern Polk County, southwestern Yell County, and northern Montgomery County. Locations impacted include Booneville, Waldron, Paris, Mount Ida, Mansfield, Magazine, Subiaco, Oden, Ratcliff, Blue Mountain, Cardiff, Mauldin, Muddy Creek WMA, Stonehouse Recreation Area, Opal, Gravelly, Fourche Valley, Mount Magazine, Echo, and Coal Hill.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:43 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Echo to 12 miles northwest of Oden to Opal, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts with radar indicated source. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hail up to .75 inches possible.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately on 2026-06-22 at 5:43 AM CDT and expires at 6:30 AM CDT the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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