⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Little River, AR; Sevier, AR; McCurtain, OK – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 6:45PM CDT until August 20 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

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The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Little River County in southwestern Arkansas…
Western Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas…
East Central McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma…

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 645 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
of De Queen, or just west of DeQueen Lake, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
De Queen, Horatio, Winthrop, Arkinda, West Line, West Otis,
Cerrogordo, Shinewell and Eagletown.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds.

If on or near DeQueen Lake, get away from the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.