A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Little River, Hempstead, northwestern Miller, southeastern Sevier, southeastern Howard, northwestern Nevada and east central Bowie Counties through 945 AM CDT

At 901 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ogden, or 8 miles southeast of Ashdown, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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... Texarkana, Wake Village, Ashdown, Nashville, Mineral Springs, Nash, Red Lick, Wilton, Blevins, Tollette, Fulton, Washington, Ogden, Ben Lomond, Corinth, Center Point, Saratoga, Richmond, Oak Grove and McCaskill.

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Instructions: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until noon CDT for southwestern Arkansas...and northeastern Texas.

Target Area:         

Hempstead

Howard

Little River

Nevada

Sevier