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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
943 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

ARZ005-007-014>016-024-031-113-121>123-221>223-313-090315-
Pope County Higher Elevations AR-Stone AR-Independence AR-
Southern Pope County AR-
Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations AR-
Sharp AR-Izard AR-Searcy County Lower Elevations AR-Cleburne AR-
Baxter AR-Van Buren County Higher Elevations AR-
Johnson County Higher Elevations AR-Southeast Van Buren County AR-
Conway AR-Southern Johnson County AR-
943 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Stone, northwestern
Independence, Searcy, Izard, southern Johnson, Van Buren,
northwestern Cleburne, southeastern Baxter, northeastern Conway,
southern Sharp and Pope Counties through 1015 PM CDT
...

At 943 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Rodney to 6 miles southeast of Rosetta.
Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Clarksville...                    Mountain View...
Clinton...                        Fairfield Bay...
Melbourne...                      Marshall...
Horseshoe Bend...                 Cave City...
Lamar...                          Calico Rock...
Dover...                          Greers Ferry...
Oxford...                         Norfork...
Cushman...                        Hector...
Mount Pleasant...                 Shirley...
Pineville...                      Franklin...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for western and
north central Arkansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until
300 AM CDT for central, eastern and north central Arkansas.

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LAT...LON 3619 9135 3601 9135 3529 9260 3547 9363
      3573 9315 3573 9295 3584 9294 3607 9251
      3606 9241 3612 9241 3625 9216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 280DEG 32KT 3621 9214 3563 9327

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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