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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 26, 2026Calhoun County, Ouachita County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2026, 12:44 AM CDT for Calhoun County, Ouachita County, Arkansas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 26, 2026, 12:44 AM CDT (05:44 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2026, 1:30 AM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, AR, Ouachita County, AR

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 25, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 25, 6:16 PM CDT, 6 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 6:16 PM CDT, 6 hours 28 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
616 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

...New AVIATION...

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 612 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

VFR CIGs to degrad to MVFR and lower as storms begin to form in E
OK and spread across the FA over the next several hours. Ongoing
development has begun at TAF issuance. Coverage will become more
widespread across northern terminals first before pushing to the
SE overnight tonight. Most of the state should be clear of
meaningful precip by 12z tomorrow morning.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR     62  80  67  84 /  40  40  50  50
Camden AR         63  85  68  87 /  80  50  30  30
Harrison AR       59  78  65  83 /  70  40  50  50
Hot Springs AR    61  82  66  85 /  90  40  50  30
Little Rock   AR  63  82  68  85 /  80  50  50  40
Monticello AR     64  85  69  88 /  70  60  30  20
Mount Ida AR      60  82  66  85 /  90  40  50  30
Mountain Home AR  59  78  65  84 /  50  40  50  60
Newport AR        63  82  68  85 /  20  50  50  50
Pine Bluff AR     63  82  67  86 /  70  50  50  40
Russellville AR   62  81  67  84 /  80  40  50  40
Searcy AR         61  82  65  85 /  50  50  50  50
Stuttgart AR      64  81  69  86 /  60  60  50  40

&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM....99
AVIATION...78

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 11:47 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 26, 12:36 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 26, 12:38 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Scott	38 min
Apr 25, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott	38 min
Apr 25, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Scott	35 min
Apr 25, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott	46 min
Apr 25, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Scott	37 min
Apr 25, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Montgomery, Pike	52 min
Apr 25, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Scott	49 min
Apr 25, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike	50 min
Apr 25, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Newton	46 min
Apr 25, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike	42 min
Apr 25, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Pike	22 min
Apr 25, 9:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Scott	49 min
Apr 25, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott	48 min
Apr 25, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Newton, Pope	23 min
Apr 25, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Garland, Hot Spring, Pike	41 min
Apr 25, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	35 min
Apr 25, 10:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Polk and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 25, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	35 min
Apr 25, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Montgomery, Pike, Polk	17 min
Apr 25, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Clark, Pike	42 min
Apr 25, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	39 min
Apr 25, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Pike	50 min
Apr 25, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Scott	42 min
Apr 25, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Clark, Ouachita, Pike	53 min
Apr 25, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Scott	46 min
Apr 25, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark	42 min
Apr 25, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell	47 min
Apr 25, 11:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	38 min
Apr 25, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pike	43 min
Apr 26, 12:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Scott	38 min
Apr 26, 12:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Ouachita	29 min
Apr 26, 12:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pike	38 min
Apr 26, 12:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland, Montgomery	51 min
Apr 26, 12:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Ouachita	52 min
Apr 26, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Ouachita	50 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.