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State: AR Total alerts: 15 Updated: Sep 12, 2026 2:56pm CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Phillips, AR; Coahoma, MS
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 2:52PM CDT until September 12 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Central Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 252 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elaine, moving southeast at 25 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... Clarksdale, Elaine, Jonestown, Friars Point, Kings, Sherard, Lake View, Coahoma, Lyon, Wabash, Rudyard, Bobo, Modoc, Green Grove, Oneida, Hoop Spur, Westover, Beverly, Clover Hill, and Delta.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Boone, AR; Johnson, AR; Newton, AR; Pope, AR; Searcy, AR
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 2:51PM CDT until September 12 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

SVRLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Searcy County in north central Arkansas... Newton County in north central Arkansas... Northern Johnson County in western Arkansas... Southwestern Boone County in north central Arkansas... North central Pope County in central Arkansas... * Until 330 PM CDT. * At 251 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Erbie to Witter, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Jasper... Dillen... Erbie... Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area... Red Bank... Devils Knob... Lost Valley State Park... Piercetown... Walnut... Pruitt... Bertha... Rosetta... Woodland... Marble Falls... Catalpa... Fort Douglas... Yale... Crossroad... Fallsville... Swain...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Yell, AR
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 2:48PM CDT until September 12 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

SVRLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Yell County in central Arkansas... * Until 315 PM CDT. * At 248 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Petit Jean River WMA, or 7 miles northeast of Danville, moving southwest at 15 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... Danville... Ola... Plainview in Yell County... Petit Jean River WMA... Corinth... Ranger... Mt George... Kingston... Chickalah... Sunlight Bay Park... Centerville...

Special Weather Statement

Area
Cleburne; Faulkner; White; Southeast Van Buren County
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 2:43PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

At 242 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Heber Springs to near Quitman to Damascus. Movement was south at 25 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... Conway... Heber Springs... Greenbrier... Vilonia... Greers Ferry... Wooster... Quitman... Guy... Rose Bud... Damascus... Enola... Twin Groves... Mount Vernon... Pickles Gap... Gravel Hill... Fairbanks... Springhill... Woolly Hollow State Park... Holland... Bee Branch...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Madison, AR
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 2:38PM CDT until September 12 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

SVRTSA The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Madison County in northwestern Arkansas... * Until 330 PM CDT. * At 237 PM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms was located 3 miles north of Aurora, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations in or near the path include... Huntsville... St. Paul... Pettigrew... Japton... Kingston... Witter... Marble... Aurora... Boston... Georgetown... Dutton... Red Star... Weathers... Brashears...

Special Weather Statement

Area
Northwest Yell County; Yell Excluding Northwest
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 2:35PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

At 235 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mosley, or 7 miles northeast of Danville, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Danville... Ola... Plainview in Yell County... Petit Jean River WMA... Mosley... Mt Nebo State Park... Birta... Carter Cove Park... Ranger... Mt George... Kingston... Chickalah... Centerville... Sunlight Bay Park... Garden Point Recreation Area...

Special Weather Statement

Area
Phillips; Coahoma; Quitman; Tallahatchie
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

At 215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kings, or 7 miles north of Clarksdale, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Clarksdale, Elaine, Tutwiler, Marks, Lambert, Jonestown, Friars Point, Crowder, Belen, Dublin, Vance, Kings, Sherard, Coahoma, Lyon, Mattson, Rena Lara, Counts, Rudyard, and Barksdale.

Heat Advisory

Area
Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Washington; Humphreys; Holmes; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Claiborne; Copiah; Simpson; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln; Lawrence; Jefferson Davis; Marion
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 1:32PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central Mississippi. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat related illnesses.

Heat Advisory

Area
Sharp; Randolph; Independence; Lawrence; Jackson; Conway; Faulkner; White; Woodruff; Perry; Garland; Saline; Pulaski; Lonoke; Prairie; Monroe; Clark; Hot Spring; Grant; Jefferson; Arkansas; Dallas; Cleveland; Lincoln; Desha; Ouachita; Calhoun; Bradley; Drew; Western and Northern Logan County; Northern Scott County; Northwest Yell County; Central and Eastern Montgomery County; Southern and Eastern Logan County; Central and Southern Scott County; Yell Excluding Northwest; Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 1:23PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast, southwest, and western Arkansas. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Heat Advisory

Area
Pike; Polk County Lower Elevations; Northern Polk County Higher Elevations; Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations; Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 1:23PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected. * WHERE...Pike, Northern Polk County Higher Elevations, Polk County Lower Elevations, Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations, and Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Heat Advisory

Area
Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Sabine; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 1:21PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, north central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and northeast Texas. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Heat Advisory

Area
North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Northern Le Flore; Central and Southern Sequoyah
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 12:13PM CDT until September 12 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and east central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses are possible especially impacting those not acclimated to the conditions or those performing strenuous activities.

Heat Advisory

Area
Southern Sebastian
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 12:13PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Southern Sebastian County. * WHEN...From noon to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses are possible especially impacting those not acclimated to the conditions or those performing strenuous activities.

Heat Advisory

Area
North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Northern Le Flore; Central and Southern Sequoyah
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 12:13PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and east central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses are possible especially impacting those not acclimated to the conditions or those performing strenuous activities.

Heat Advisory

Area
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Tallahatchie; Lauderdale; Tipton; Shelby
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 11:50AM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional Heat Advisory issuances are expected into the middle of next week.

SAFETY and DATA MESSAGE

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Oppelo.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

For more official information about severe storms and how to stay safe, visit the National Weather Service's Severe Thunderstorm Safety page. We encourage you to also monitor Excessive Rainfall Forecasts on their Weather Prediction Center website.

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