Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 4:26AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 2:26am
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
At 426 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Stuttgart to near Almyra to 7 miles northwest
of Gillett to near Little Bayou Meto Park. Movement was east at 60
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Stuttgart... Gillett...
Holly Grove... Humphrey...
Grady... Almyra...
St. Charles... Little Bayou Meto Park...
Woodville... Langford...
Palmer... De Witt...
Merrisach Lake... De Luce...
Almyra Airport... Casscoe...
Tichnor... Lodge Corner...
Weber... Sarassa...
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Lonoke; Prairie; Monroe; Jefferson; Arkansas; Lincoln; Desha
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR