A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central Arkansas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 801 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Mount Vernon to near Ward to near Parnell to near Meto, moving northeast at 65 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... Lonoke... Beebe... Ward... Carlisle... Austin in Lonoke County... Higginson... Barrettsville... Old Austin... Prairie Center... Sylvania... Thurman... McCreanor... McRae... Sisemore... Meto... Garner... Griffithville... Bevis Corner... Vinity Corner... Furlow...