The National Weather Service Little Rock issued this Hazardous Weather Outlook for Friday Jul 6, 2018 for the following counties.
Boone-Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Newton-Searcy-Stone-Izard-Independence-Johnson-Pope-Van Buren-Cleburne-Jackson-Logan-Conway-Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Scott-Yell-Perry-Polk-Montgomery-Garland-Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-Clark-Hot Spring-Grant-
Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln-Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun-Bradley-Drew-
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas.
Friday and Friday Night:
Scattered thunderstorms will be possible late this morning
through early this evening. While the overall threat for
widespread or organized severe weather is low at this time, a few thunderstorms could become strong to severe. If thunderstorms do become severe, damaging winds and large hail will be the primary
threats. Some locally heavy rainfall may also be seen with any thunderstorm.
Heat index values this afternoon will warm into the mid 90s to just over 100 degrees for most locations.
Saturday Through Thursday:
Scattered thunderstorms will be possible through next week. Though the over all threat for severe thunderstorms is low, a few storms could become strong during the afternoon and early evening hours. The strongest storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall, which could cause localized flash flooding issues.
Afternoon and early evening heat index values could approach or exceed 100 degrees by mid-week next week.