“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15AM Thursday” from Baxter County 911 : Nixle

Thursday February 16th, 2023 :: 01:36 a.m. CST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15AM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Searcy County in north central Arkansas... Southeastern Newton County in north central Arkansas... East central Johnson County in western Arkansas... Northern Pope County in central Arkansas...

* Until 215 AM CST.

* At 136 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles north of Bertha to near Clarksville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Moore... Eula... Witts Spring... Bertha... Smyrna... Ben Hur... Sand Gap... Lurton... Nogo... Treat... Simpson... Snowball...

* AFFECTED AREAS: JOHNSON, AR ... NEWTON, AR ... POPE, AR ... SEARCY, AR

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Baxter County 911
815 Hwy 62 E
Mountain Home, AR 72653

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 870-425-2361

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Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:: Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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