NWS Little Rock ARTO.W 0023April 28, 2026
Tornado Warning: Independence and Stone, AR
The National Weather Service office in Little Rock issued a tornado warning for Independence and Stone in Arkansas, which was in force until 3:00 p.m. local time on April 28. It was the 23rd tornado warning the NWS office in Little Rock issued in 2026. Arkansas had 42 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 38 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Arkansas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 43 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Little Rock AR
- Area
- Independence and Stone
- State
- Arkansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:17 p.m. CDT, April 28, 2026
- Expires
- 3:00 p.m. CDT, April 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLZK TO.W 0023
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Arkansas since 2008Every warning type in Arkansas
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The notice as issued
TORLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Stone County in north central Arkansas... Central Independence County in north central Arkansas... * Until 300 PM CDT. * At 217 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles north of Concord, or 11 miles west of Batesville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Batesville... Newark... Cushman... Magness... Moorefield... Southside in Independence Count... Sulphur Rock... Bethesda... Charlotte... Marcella... Gainesboro... Desha... Pfeiffer... Locust Grove... Dowdy... Cord...
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.