Wed February 22, 2023

By Jeff Smithpeters

Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Warning includes Hempstead, Nevada, Lafayette Counties

Hempstead County Nevada County Lafayette County Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning includes Hempstead, Nevada, Lafayette Counties
Event:Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Alert:The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas... North central Lafayette County in southwestern Arkansas... Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas... * Until 1130 AM CST. *

At 1048 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Okolona to 7 miles southwest of Bodcaw, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Prescott, Emmet, Rosston, Willisville, Bodcaw, Bluff City, White Oak Lake State Park, Cale, Young, Sutton, Waterloo, Falcon, Boughton, Mount Moriah, Morris, Laneburg and Reader. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Instructions:For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Target Area:Hempstead
Lafayette
Nevada
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