THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING 33 COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS
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IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CONWAY FAULKNER GARLAND PERRY POPE PULASKI SALINE WHITE YELL
IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
JACKSON LAWRENCE RANDOLPH WOODRUFF
IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
BAXTER BOONE CLEBURNE FULTON INDEPENDENCE IZARD MARION NEWTON SEARCY SHARP STONE VAN BUREN
IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
PIKE
IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
JOHNSON LOGAN MONTGOMERY POLK SCOTT
DETAILED FORECAST
This Afternoon
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Periods of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 47. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 49 by 8am. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
1AM MARCH 6TH 2022
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Showers and thunderstorms will become more widespread, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock, as a cold front begins to advance through the state Sunday afternoon and evening, with some storms becoming strong to severe at times.
The chance for severe weather will be most likely Sunday evening into early Monday morning. All severe storm hazards will be possible, including damaging winds, hail, and some tornadic activity.
The severe storm threat remains conditional as it will evolve during the evening/overnight hours. A very dynamic environment is forecast (strong amount of wind shear), however instability (storm energy) will be decreasing through the night and may keep the severe threat more isolated.
Rainfall amounts of one to two inches, with locally greater amounts, will be possible across the northern half of the state through early next week, with most rain expected to fall Sunday through Monday. This could lead to flooding concerns for northern Arkansas.
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Looking further out, more widespread cold temperatures will be possible by the end of next week and into next weekend. In fact, it appears that much of the state will be in danger of additional widespread hard freezes into mid March.
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