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December 29, 2021 By Shelli Poole

Storms Beginning Tonight; Very Cold Weekend

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UPDATE 11AM DEC 29, 2021

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 1225 PM FOR…

SOUTHERN FAULKNER COUNTY

CENTRAL GARLAND COUNTY

NORTHERN LONOKE COUNTY

PULASKI COUNTY

SALINE COUNTY

NORTH CENTRAL HOT SPRING COUNTY

AT 11AM, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

HAZARD…FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.

SOURCE…RADAR.

IMPACT…FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE… LITTLE ROCK, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, HOT SPRINGS, BENTON, SHERWOOD, JACKSONVILLE, CABOT, WEST LITTLE ROCK, MAUMELLE, BRYANT, HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK, LONOKE, SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK, NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT, LITTLE ROCK AFB, WARD, HASKELL, SHANNON HILLS AND MAYFLOWER.

Scroll down to see the daily forecast for the next 7 days. ⛈️❄️

MySaline will be updating regularly on the weather as changes roll into Arkansas this week.

According to the National Weather Service in Little Rock, two periods of thunderstorms are possible in the coming days, ranging from strong to severe – one starting Wednesday and another from Friday evening through Saturday morning.

Widespread heavy rain is not expected, but some locally heavy rain is possible. A strong cold front is expected to move across the state Saturday into Saturday night with significantly colder air moving into the state in its wake.

Chances of wintry precipitation are no longer in the forecast. Dangerously cold air will be in place across northern Arkansas Sunday morning.

DAILY FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS:

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
New Year’s Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 65 by noon, then falling to around 51 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 24.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.