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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
154 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

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Perry AR-Garland AR-Saline AR-Pulaski AR-
154 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PERRY...NORTHEASTERN GARLAND...SALINE AND WEST
CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTIES...

At 154 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hot Springs Village to 7 miles north of Lonsdale,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Little Rock...                    Benton...
West Little Rock...               Bryant...
Hot Springs Village...            Southwest Little Rock...
Shannon Hills...                  Lonsdale...
Otter Creek...                    Ironton...
Jessieville...                    Geyer Springs...
Mabelvale...                      Salem in Saline County...
Williams Junction...              Chenal Valley...
Sweet Home...                     Alexander...
Baseline...                       Avilla...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for central
Arkansas.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3495 9280 3464 9222 3452 9285 3465 9318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0654Z 248DEG 25KT 3470 9294 3465 9277

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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