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Baxter County 911
Tuesday April 28th, 2026 :: 05:46 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Tornado Watch until 01:00AM Wednesday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 177 UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 169. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN EASTERN ARKANSAS JACKSON LAWRENCE RANDOLPH IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS BAXTER BOONE CLEBURNE FULTON INDEPENDENCE IZARD MARION NEWTON SEARCY SHARP STONE VAN BUREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASH FLAT, ATTICA, BATESVILLE, BULL SHOALS, CALICO ROCK, CAVE CITY, CHEROKEE VILLAGE, CLINTON, FAIRFIELD BAY, FLIPPIN, HARDY, HARRISON, HEBER SPRINGS, HORSESHOE BEND, HOXIE, JASPER, LESLIE, MAMMOTH SPRING, MARSHALL, MELBOURNE, MOUNTAIN HOME, MOUNTAIN VIEW, NEWPORT, OXFORD, POCAHONTAS, SUMMIT, WALNUT RIDGE, WESTERN GROVE, AND YELLVILLE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BAXTER, AR ... BOONE, AR ... CLEBURNE, AR ... FULTON, AR ... INDEPENDENCE, AR ... IZARD, AR ... JACKSON, AR ... LAWRENCE, AR ... MARION, AR ... NEWTON, AR ... RANDOLPH, AR ... SEARCY, AR ... SHARP, AR ... STONE, AR ... VAN BUREN, AR

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:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Watch

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