Special Weather Statement 05/18/2025 17:30 for Arkansas areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 18, 2025 - 5:30pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2025 - 6:00pm
Description: 
At 730 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mallet Town, or 14 miles north of Conway, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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... Hamlet... Mallet Town... Barney... Pickles Gap... Martinville... Damascus... Guy... Springhill... Greenbrier... Twin Groves... Mount Vernon... Springfield... Enola... Woolly Hollow State Park... Wooster... Holland... Conway...
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and north central Arkansas.
Area Description: 
Conway; Faulkner; Southeast Van Buren County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR