Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Western 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 Logan, Montgomery, Polk and Scott counties in western Arkansas until 5:45 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western 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 Arkansas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Little Rock AR. The alert is effective from June 22, 2026 at 5:04 AM CDT until June 22, 2026 at 5:45 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southwestern Logan County, Scott County, Polk County, and Northwestern Montgomery County in western Arkansas. Locations impacted include Mena, Waldron, Mansfield, Wickes, Grannis, Hatfield, Vandervoort, Beauchamp, Cardiff, Little Missouri Falls Recreation Area, Mountain Fork, Bard Springs Recreation Area, Opal, Cossatot River State Park, Polk County Fairgrounds, Mena Intermountain Airport, Mccauley, Shady, Echo, and Oliver.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:03 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wister to 9 miles northeast of Whitesboro to 7 miles southwest of Muse to 12 miles east of Nashoba, moving east at 50 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts with expected damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hail up to 0.75 inches is possible.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 5:04 AM CDT to 5:45 AM CDT on June 22, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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