The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 5 pm Wednesday afternoon for the following 32 counties:
Central Arkansas – Conway Faulkner Garland Grant Lonoke Perry Pope Prairie Pulaski Saline White Yell
Eastern Arkansas – Jackson Lawrence Randolph Woodruff
North Central Arkansas – Cleburne Independence Izard Newton Searcy Sharp Stone Van Buren
Southwest Arkansas – Clark Hot Spring Pike
Western Arkansas – Johnson Logan Montgomery Polk Scott
This includes the cities of Arkadelphia, Ash Flat, Attica, Augusta, Batesville, Beebe, Benton, Booneville, Bryant, Cabot, Calico Rock, Cave City, Clarksville, Clinton, Conway, Cotton Plant, Danville, Dardanelle, De Valls Bluff, Des Arc, Fairfield Bay, Glenwood, Hardy, Hazen, Heber Springs, Horseshoe Bend, Hot Springs, Hoxie, Jasper, Leslie, Little Rock, Lonoke, Malvern, Marshall, McCrory, Melbourne, Mena, Morrilton, Mount Ida, Mountain View, Murfreesboro, Newport, Norman, North Little Rock, Ola, Oxford, Paris, Perryville, Pocahontas, Russellville, Searcy, Sheridan, Waldron, Walnut Ridge, And Western Grove.
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Chances for thunderstorms continue Wednesday into Wednesday night. Damaging winds and very large hail will be the primary threats with the strongest storms. A few tornadoes could also be seen. The best chances for seeing severe weather will be across the southwest half of the state.
Forecast highs this Wednesday afternoon will be in the mid 70s to around 90. Forecast lows tonight into Thursday morning will be in the low 60s to low 70s.
Chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue for Thursday. Some strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible, with damaging winds and large hail the primary threats. The axis of heaviest rainfall has shifted south, with additional rainfall amounts over 1.5 inches forecast across the south half of Arkansas through Thursday night/Friday morning. This may lead to some isolated flash flooding for parts of Arkansas.
7-DAY FORECAST