If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for eastern and north central Arkansas.

At 1002 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hardy, or near Cherokee Village, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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... Pocahontas... Walnut Ridge... Cherokee Village... Hoxie... Ash Flat... Black Rock... Highland in Sharp County... Hardy... Imboden... Ravenden... Reyno... College City... Portia... Maynard... Biggers... O'Kean... Ravenden Springs... Annieville... Dalton... Attica...