THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 96 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONWAY PERRY POPE YELL IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS BAXTER BOONE FULTON IZARD MARION NEWTON SEARCY STONE VAN BUREN IN WESTERN ARKANSAS JOHNSON LOGAN SCOTT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BOONEVILLE, BULL SHOALS, CALICO ROCK, CHEROKEE VILLAGE, CLARKSVILLE, CLINTON, DANVILLE, DARDANELLE, FAIRFIELD BAY, FLIPPIN, HARRISON, HORSESHOE BEND, JASPER, LESLIE, MAMMOTH SPRING, MARSHALL, MELBOURNE, MORRILTON, MOUNTAIN HOME, MOUNTAIN VIEW, OLA, OXFORD, PARIS, PERRYVILLE, RUSSELLVILLE, SUMMIT, WALDRON, WESTERN GROVE, AND YELLVILLE.