Special Weather Statement 05/06/2025 12:50 for Arkansas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 2:50PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 6, 2025 - 12:50pm
Expires: 
May 6, 2025 - 1:15pm
Description: 
At 249 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Highland Industrial Park, or 8 miles northeast of Camden, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Camden... Chambersville... East Camden... Highland Industrial Park... Eagle Mills... Harmony Grove... Holly Springs... Locust Bayou... Warner... Harlow... Thornton... Fordyce... Hopeville... Pine Grove... Bearden... Millville... Ramsey... Amy...
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Dallas; Ouachita; Calhoun
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR