UPDATE APR 13, 2022 1230PM
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 1:15 p.m. for the following areas in Arkansas. (The Tornado Watch is still in effect until 5 p.m. – see previous update below.)
- Eastern Clark County in southwestern Arkansas…
- Grant County in central Arkansas…
- Northern Dallas County in southwestern Arkansas…
- East central Garland County in central Arkansas…
- Southeastern Saline County in central Arkansas…
- Eastern Hot Spring County in southwestern Arkansas…
- Southeastern Pulaski County in central Arkansas…
At 12:24 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located by radar along a line extending from near Lonsdale to near Malvern to Richwoods, moving northeast at 80 mph. Expect 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. This could cause damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include:
- Little Rock… North Little Rock… Benton… Sherwood… Bryant… Malvern… Downtown Little Rock… Sheridan… Southwest Little Rock… Haskell… Shannon Hills… Wrightsville… Argenta… Rockport… Traskwood… Leola… Tull… Carthage… Prattsville… Poyen…
This includes the following highways…
- Interstate 30 between mile markers 97 and 142.
- Interstate 40 between mile markers 153 and 162.
- Interstate 430 between mile markers 1 and 5.
- Interstate 530 between mile markers 1 and 16.
- Interstate 630 between mile markers 1 and 6.
- Interstate 440 between mile markers 1 and 13.
- US Highway 67 between mile markers 1 and 2.
Area: CLARK, AR; DALLAS, AR; GARLAND, AR; GRANT, AR; HOT SPRING, AR; PULASKI, AR; SALINE, AR
PREVIOUSLY APR 13, 2022 11AM
See more forecast info below.
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Tornado Watch effective until 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2022. This watch is for the following 24 counties in Arkansas:
In Central Arkansas
- Conway Faulkner Garland Grant Lonoke Perry Pope Prairie Pulaski Saline White Yell
A TV station in Houston illustrated the difference in Watch vs Warning.
In North Central Arkansas
- Cleburne Van Buren
In Southeast Arkansas
- Bradley Cleveland Jefferson
In Southwest Arkansas
- Calhoun Clark Dallas Hot Spring Ouachita Pike
In Western Arkansas
- Montgomery
This includes the following cities in Arkansas:
- Arkadelphia, Beebe, Benton, Bryant, Cabot, Camden, Clinton, Conway, Danville, Dardanelle, De Valls Bluff, Des Arc, Fairfield Bay, Fordyce, Glenwood, Hampton, Hazen, Heber Springs, Hot Springs, Kingsland, Little Rock, Lonoke, Malvern, Morrilton, Mount Ida, Murfreesboro, Norman, North Little Rock, Ola, Perryville, Pine Bluff, Rison, Russellville, Searcy, Sheridan, Thornton, And Warren.
