Weather Service Extends Tornado Watch Until 4AM Friday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

21 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FAULKNER GARLAND GRANT LONOKE PERRY PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE WHITE

IN EASTERN ARKANSAS

JACKSON LAWRENCE RANDOLPH
WOODRUFF

IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CLEBURNE INDEPENDENCE SHARP

IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
JEFFERSON

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
CLARK DALLAS HOT SPRING
PIKE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARKADELPHIA, ASH FLAT, ATTICA,
AUGUSTA, BATESVILLE, BEEBE, BENTON, BRYANT, CABOT, CAVE CITY,
CONWAY, COTTON PLANT, DE VALLS BLUFF, DES ARC, FORDYCE, GLENWOOD,
HARDY, HAZEN, HEBER SPRINGS, HOT SPRINGS, HOXIE, LITTLE ROCK,
LONOKE, MALVERN, MCCRORY, MURFREESBORO, NEWPORT,
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, PERRYVILLE, PINE BLUFF, POCAHONTAS, SEARCY,
SHERIDAN, AND WALNUT RIDGE.
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PREVIOUSLY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY MARCH 19, 2020, FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS.

IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS THE COUNTIES AFFECTED ARE:
CONWAY FAULKNER GARLAND GRANT LONOKE PERRY POPE PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE WHITE YELL

This Afternoon

Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 77. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Periods of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 60 by 4pm. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northeast wind around 5 mph.