Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hempstead, Nevada and Surrounding Counties

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for
Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas
Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas
Howard County in southwestern Arkansas
Nevada County in southwestern Arkansas
Until 1115 PM CDT.

At 1019 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Grannis to near Nashville to near Halfway, moving south southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include…
Hope, De Queen, Nashville, Prescott, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Horatio, Umpire, Lockesburg, Emmet, Blevins, Perrytown, Rosston, Tollette, Washington, Gillham, Ben Lomond, Bodcaw, Bluff City and Corinth.

HAIL…<.75IN
WIND…70MPH

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 Areas:
Hempstead
Howard
Nevada
Sevier

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT 
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN ARKANSAS 
COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE 
CLARK                COLUMBIA            CRAWFORD 
FRANKLIN             GARLAND             HEMPSTEAD 
HOT SPRING           HOWARD              LAFAYETTE 
LITTLE RIVER         LOGAN               MILLER 
MONTGOMERY           NEVADA              PIKE 
POLK                 SCOTT               SEBASTIAN 
SEVIER               YELL