At 616 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Benton, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD. Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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. Little Rock. North Little Rock. Benton. Bryant. Downtown Little Rock. Southwest Little Rock. Haskell. Shannon Hills. Wrightsville. Otter Creek. Cane Creek. Ironton. East End. Orion. Sweet Home. Geyer Springs. Mabelvale. Salem in Saline County. State Fairgrounds. Alexander.

SVRLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Southeastern Prairie County in central Arkansas. Southern Monroe County in eastern Arkansas. Northeastern Arkansas County in southeastern Arkansas. * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 626 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ulm, or 7 miles northeast of Stuttgart, moving east at 30 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. Stuttgart. Holly Grove. Almyra. St. Charles. Ulm. Roe. Palmer. Aberdeen. Ethel. Almyra Airport. Casscoe. Crocketts Bluff. Ragtown. Indian Bay. Pine City. Lawrenceville. Duncan. Cross Roads in Monroe County.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 305 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS LONOKE PRAIRIE IN EASTERN ARKANSAS MONROE IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS ARKANSAS DESHA JEFFERSON LINCOLN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BRINKLEY, CABOT, CLARENDON, DE VALLS BLUFF, DE WITT, DES ARC, DUMAS, GOULD, HAZEN, LONOKE, MCGEHEE, PINE BLUFF, STAR CITY, AND STUTTGART.