Hazardous Weather Outlook for Wenstead, Arkansas
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
214 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
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Lawrence-Cleburne-Jackson-Conway-Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Perry-
Garland-Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-Clark-
Hot Spring-Grant-Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln-
Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun-Bradley-Drew-Boone County Except Southwest-
Newton County Higher Elevations-Searcy County Lower Elevations-
Southern Johnson County-Southern Pope County-
Southeast Van Buren County-Western and Northern Logan County-
Northern Scott County-Northwest Yell County-
Polk County Lower Elevations-
Central and Eastern Montgomery County-
Boone County Higher Elevations-Newton County Lower Elevations-
Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations-
Johnson County Higher Elevations-Pope County Higher Elevations-
Van Buren County Higher Elevations-
Southern and Eastern Logan County-
Central and Southern Scott County-Yell Excluding Northwest-
Northern Polk County Higher Elevations-
Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations-
Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations-
Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
214 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms will continue this morning as activity
from Oklahoma moves east across the northern third to half of the
state. Strong to severe thunderstorms will remain possible early
this morning...with damaging winds and some large hail possible
with the strongest storms. A brief tornado cannot be ruled out.
Locally heavy rainfall may also result in an isolated flash flood
threat. As this activity moves east throughout this morning...the
threat for seeing strong to severe weather will gradually
decrease over time. This activity should dissipate or move east of
the area by late this morning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday
Chances for severe weather will increase Wednesday afternoon into
Wednesday night with all modes of severe weather possible, including
very large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes. Locally
heavy downpours may lead to spotty flash flooding.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will linger on Thursday
across the southern half Arkansas before cooler, drier, and more
seasonal air returns Friday into the weekend.
.Spotter Information Statement...
Spotter activation may be needed Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk.
Special Weather Statement for Wenstead, Arkansas
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
530 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
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530 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern
Randolph, northeastern Izard, Fulton and northern Sharp Counties
through 600 AM CDT
...
At 529 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Flint Springs to near Ballard. Movement was
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Cherokee Village... Salem in Fulton County...
Ash Flat... Horseshoe Bend...
Highland in Sharp County... Mammoth Spring...
Hardy... Oxford...
Viola... Franklin...
Ballard... Flint Springs...
Sturkie... Byron...
Myron... Mammoth Spring State Park...
Agnos... Armstrong...
Heart... Moko...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for eastern and
north central Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3649 9111 3611 9177 3641 9209 3650 9190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1029Z 242DEG 38KT 3640 9195 3620 9164
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Tornado Watch for Wenstead, Arkansas
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 193
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
328 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2024
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 193 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CONWAY FAULKNER PERRY
POPE WHITE YELL
IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
JACKSON LAWRENCE RANDOLPH
IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CLEBURNE FULTON INDEPENDENCE
IZARD SHARP STONE
VAN BUREN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASH FLAT, ATTICA, BATESVILLE, BEEBE,
CALICO ROCK, CAVE CITY, CHEROKEE VILLAGE, CLINTON, CONWAY,
DANVILLE, DARDANELLE, FAIRFIELD BAY, HARDY, HEBER SPRINGS,
HORSESHOE BEND, HOXIE, MAMMOTH SPRING, MELBOURNE, MORRILTON,
MOUNTAIN VIEW, NEWPORT, OLA, OXFORD, PERRYVILLE, POCAHONTAS,
RUSSELLVILLE, SEARCY, AND WALNUT RIDGE.