UPDATE 5:40PM SUNDAY
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Flash Flood Warning until 7:35 PM for Grant County, Southeastern Saline County, Central Clark County, and Hot Spring County.
National Weather Service radar
UPDATE 2:27PM SUNDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 13 INEFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
- CONWAY, FAULKNER, GARLAND, GRANT, LONOKE, PERRY, PRAIRIE, PULASKI, SALINE, WHITE
IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
- JACKSON, LAWRENCE, MONROE, WOODRUFF
IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
- CLEBURNE, INDEPENDENCE
IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
- ARKANSAS, BRADLEY, CLEVELAND, DESHA, DREW, JEFFERSON, LINCOLN
IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
- CALHOUN, CLARK, DALLAS,
HOT SPRING, OUACHITA
The National Weather Service in Little Rock is predicting strong to severe storms and heavy rainfall Sunday afternoon and evening for much of the southeastern two-thirds of Arkansas (primarily east of a line from Mena, to Russellville, to Newport into the Missouri Bootheel).
The greatest threat could be wind gusts up to 60 MPH, heavy rainfall, a few tornadoes, hail up to one inch.
Chances of rain continue throughout the week. See more below.
DAILY FORECAST:
Sunday
- Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
- Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
- Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
- A slight chance of showers before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
- A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
- Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
- Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
- Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
- A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
- Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
- A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Friday Night
- A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday
- Sunny, with a high near 57.