Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
750 WWUS84 KLZK 090443 SPSLZK Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1143 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024 ARZ007-008-016-017-025-090530- Lawrence AR-Independence AR-Randolph AR-Sharp AR-Jackson AR- 1143 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024 ...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of central Independence, southeastern Randolph, northeastern Jackson, Lawrence and Sharp Counties through 1230 AM CDT ... At 1142 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sidney to near Lynn to College City. Movement was south at 30 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... Batesville... Newport... Pocahontas... Walnut Ridge... Hoxie... Ash Flat... Black Rock... Lake Charles State Park... Cave City... Tuckerman... Diaz... Newark... Highland in Sharp County... Swifton... Imboden... Ravenden... College City... Portia... Grubbs... Strawberry... 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for eastern and north central Arkansas. && LAT...LON 3611 9077 3608 9082 3604 9084 3588 9087 3588 9103 3564 9104 3564 9165 3595 9171 3600 9171 3600 9168 3621 9168 3621 9169 3625 9169 3625 9128 3630 9075 3628 9075 3629 9079 3628 9081 3615 9081 3615 9075 TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 340DEG 27KT 3608 9167 3608 9129 3612 9091 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 72