Alert: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED FEBRUARY 23 AT 9:12AM CST UNTIL FEBRUARY 23 AT 9:45AM CST
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Grant County in central Arkansas…
Southeastern Saline County in central Arkansas…
Southeastern Pulaski County in central Arkansas…
* Until 945 AM CST.
* At 911 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tull, or 9
miles south of Benton, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD…Quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include…
Little Rock… Benton…
West Little Rock… Bryant…
Southwest Little Rock… Haskell…
Shannon Hills… Wrightsville…
Traskwood… Tull…
Prattsville… Otter Creek…
Cane Creek… Ironton…
Chenal Valley… East End…
Orion… Geyer Springs…
Mabelvale… Salem in Saline County…
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 30 between mile markers 112 and 136.
Interstate 430 between mile markers 1 and 7.
Interstate 530 between mile markers 2 and 16.
Interstate 630 between mile markers 6 and 7.
HAIL…1.00IN
WIND…<50MPH
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued the following statement regarding Saturday, February 23rd.
Showers and thunderstorms will become likely during the mid to late morning hours over southern and southeast Arkansas. Some of these thunderstorms will have the capability to become severe… with
damaging winds the primary threat expected. Tornadoes will also be
possible with this activity… with the hail threat more limited but still a possibility with the strongest storms.
The best chances for seeing severe weather will be across the
southeast third of the state during the late morning and early
afternoon hours. Some additional heavy rainfall will also be
possible with these thunderstorms… with the flash and areal flood threat remaining high. Expect the threat for severe weather to decrease by the mid and late afternoon hours as the activity shifts east of the area.
Winds will increase later this afternoon and this evening behind the thunderstorms as they exit to the east. Expect west and southwest
winds of 15 to 30 mph sustained for many areas…with the strongest
winds across the higher terrain of the Ozarks and the Mississippi
River Delta region across southeast sections of the area. Gusts may
exceed 40 mph at times. Given the saturated soils and ongoing
flooding… it may not take much wind to blow over trees. Expect
these winds to relax by Sunday morning.