Planning on going to the Parade and County Fair tonight? Dress for cooler weather, and be on the lookout for a slight chance of rain. Here’s the forecast from the National Weather Service in Little Rock. Tuesday A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North […]
Harvey to Affect Arkansas Weather This Week
UPDATE 08/30/2017 8:00AM According to the National Weather Service in Little Rock, the remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey were finally moving away from Texas Wednesday morning. Harvey made landfall in southwest Louisiana, and was headed slowly to the northeast. As Harvey approaches Arkansas, rain will become widespread across the southeast half of the state through Wednesday night. Two […]
Weather Service Issues Heat Advisory for Saturday Until 7pm
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued the following alert: HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED AUGUST 19 AT 1:18PM CDT UNTIL AUGUST 19 AT 7:00PM …Hot and humid conditions expected Saturday afternoon…… HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING… The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Heat Advisory, which is […]
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 5:30pm
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED JULY 28TH AT 4:42PM UNTIL JULY 28 AT 5:30PM The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Perry County in central Arkansas and Northwestern Saline County in central Arkansas until 530 PM. At 442 PM , a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest of Adona, or 13 miles […]
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 530PM in Saline County
Update 06/23/17, 4:45PM: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Beginning: 2017-06-23T21:39:00 Ending: 2017-06-23T22:30:00 New Alert THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS… SOUTHWESTERN FAULKNER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS… CENTRAL SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS… PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS… * UNTIL 530 PM CDT […]
Saline County Included in Federal Disaster Aid After April-May Storms
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Arkansas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding beginning on April 26, 2017 through May 19, 2017. The president’s action makes federal funding available […]
Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8am
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED MAY 28 AT 12:20AM CDT UNTIL MAY 28 AT 8:00AM CDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 290 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDTFOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ARKANSAS CLARK CLEBURNE CLEVELAND CONWAY DALLAS DESHA FAULKNER GARLAND GRANT HOT SPRING INDEPENDENCE JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON LEE LINCOLN LOGAN LONOKE MONROE MONTGOMERY […]
This Weekend to Bring Severe Storms Through Saline County
Severe weather will be possible this holiday weekend… Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible late Saturday afternoon and early evening across the northern/northwestern half of Arkansas. While uncertainty exists on whether storms can form and become mature, any storm that does form will have the potential to produce very large hail and damaging winds. These […]
County: Stay Away from Downed Lines; Call About Trees
Saline County suffered lots of wood damage from Friday night’s storm and there are trees down all over the county. The County put out the following announcement about downed powerlines and trees: Storms that blew through last night hit Saline County hard in several places. Road Crews are working with utility companies to clear roads […]
The Reason You Didn’t Hear ALL the Sirens Go Off During Severe Weather
You may have noticed during recent severe weather that warning sirens in Saline County didn’t all go off at once. That was by design. According to CJ Engel, Director of the Saline County Office of Emergency Management, the Outdoor Warning Siren System in Saline County has undergone a recent upgrade. Half of the county’s 46 sirens have been upgraded so […]