UPDATE 9AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 25 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FAULKNER GARLAND GRANT
LONOKE PERRY PRAIRIE
PULASKI SALINE WHITE
IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
MONROE WOODRUFF
IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS BRADLEY CLEVELAND
DESHA DREW JEFFERSON
LINCOLN
IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
CALHOUN CLARK DALLAS
HOT SPRING OUACHITA PIKE
IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
MONTGOMERY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARKADELPHIA, AUGUSTA, BEEBE, BENTON,
BRINKLEY, BRYANT, CABOT, CAMDEN, CLARENDON, CONWAY, COTTON PLANT,
DE VALLS BLUFF, DE WITT, DES ARC, DUMAS, FORDYCE, GLENWOOD,
GOULD, HAMPTON, HAZEN, HOT SPRINGS, KINGSLAND, LITTLE ROCK,
LONOKE, MALVERN, MCCRORY, MCGEHEE, MONTICELLO, MOUNT IDA,
MURFREESBORO, NORMAN, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, PERRYVILLE, PINE BLUFF,
RISON, SEARCY, SHERIDAN, STAR CITY, STUTTGART, THORNTON,
AND WARREN.
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Storm coming Wednesday. See the 7-Day Forecast below. ?
Some strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock. It will be mainly from late morning through the afternoon hours.
Showers and thunderstorms will be likely throughout the day Wednesday into tonight across Arkansas, especially across central, the southern flank, and the eastern flank of Arkansas. The primary threat with the strongest storms will be damaging winds and large hail. A brief tornado or two will also be possible.
Some locally heavy rainfall could also be seen, which may lead to an isolated flash flood threat. Expect the chances for thunderstorms to end from northwest to southeast during the late afternoon and evening hours Wednesday, with the threat for hazardous weather becoming low Wednesday night.
7-DAY FORECAST: