Arkansas Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/20/2026 19:46

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 9:46PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 20, 2026 - 7:46pm
Expires: 
August 20, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description: 
At 946 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Highland Industrial Park to near White Oak Lake State Park. Movement was south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Camden... Bearden... Stephens... Chidester... Louann... Poison Springs State Park... Cullendale... White Oak Lake State Park... Highland Industrial Park... East Camden... Amy... Delhi... Harmony Grove... Reader... Millers Bluff... Frenchport... Elliot... Locust Bayou... Fairview in Ouachita County... Standard Umpstead...
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Ouachita; Calhoun
Forcast Office: 
NWS Little Rock AR
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov