Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Izard County in north central Arkansas... Fulton County in north central Arkansas... Baxter County in north central Arkansas...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 803 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Bakersfield, or 16 miles north of Mountain Home, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Mountain Home... Salem in Fulton County... Horseshoe Bend... Calico Rock... Oxford... Norfork... Salesville... Viola... Pineville... Briarcliff... Franklin... Arkawana... Bexar... Flint Springs... Ott... Sturkie... Wideman... Herron... Byron... Rodney...
* AFFECTED AREAS: BAXTER, AR ... FULTON, AR ... IZARD, AR
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Norfork Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Baxter County 911
815 Hwy 62 E
Mountain Home, AR 72653
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 870-425-2361
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP JQPUBLIC followed by your message, to 888777
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