Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 2:35AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 20, 2025 - 12:35am
Expires:
May 20, 2025 - 1:00am
Description:
At 234 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Cardiff to 7 miles west of Gravelly to
near Muddy Creek WMA to near Little Missouri Falls Recreation Area.
Movement was east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ranger... Wing...
Cardiff... Ola...
Mt Tabor... Bluffton...
Little Missouri Falls Recreatio...Pine Ridge...
Lena Landing Rec Area... Rover...
Corinth... Blue Ball...
Story... Spring Lake Campground...
Carter Cove Park... Union Hill...
Macedonia in Yell County... Cedar Creek...
Mt George... Pencil Bluff...
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for
central, western and southwestern Arkansas.
Area Description:
Perry; Garland; Northern Scott County; Northwest Yell County; Central and Eastern Montgomery County; Central and Southern Scott County; Yell Excluding Northwest; Northern Polk County Higher Elevations; Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations; Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR