A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM for central Arkansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
HAIL THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE…1.00 IN
WIND THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST…60 MPH
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According to the National Weather Service in Little Rock, there is a Tornado Watch in effect until 8 pm Friday, March 31st, for the following Arkansas counties:
Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Sevier, Sharp, St. Francis, Stone, Union, Van Buren, White, Woodruff, Yell.
FULL FORECAST BELOW:
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Gusty southerly winds will be noted today, with wind speeds of 20-30 mph and gusts above 40 mph at times. Strong to severe thunderstorms will become likely, especially across northern into eastern Arkansas in the afternoon and early evening hours.
Where severe weather occurs, the main concerns will be damaging winds and tornadoes, some large hail is also possible.
After a brief lull on Saturday, chances for showers and isolated thunderstorms will return late Sunday, with a more widespread heavy rain event unfolding Tuesday through Thursday.
The forecast calls for two to more than four inches of rain, and the heaviest amounts should be over southern Arkansas.
This is concerning given that some rivers are already elevated, and soil moisture is well above average and cannot hold much additional water.
There is also a potential for strong to severe thunderstorms Tuesday night into early Wednesday.
7-DAY FORECAST: