“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:30PM” from Baxter County 911 : Nixle

Saturday August 22nd, 2026 :: 01:45 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:30PM

SVRLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Fulton County in north central Arkansas... Northeastern Baxter County in north central Arkansas...

* Until 230 PM CDT.

* At 144 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gainesville, or 14 miles north of Mountain Home, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Fawn Park... Diamond Bay... Ott... Gamaliel Landing... Vidette... Clarkridge... Robinson Point Landing... Gamaliel... Henderson... Norfork Lake...

* AFFECTED AREAS: BAXTER, AR ... FULTON, 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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