According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a line of thunderstorms is expected to accompany a cold front as it moves across the state Monday night and overnight. Strong to damaging wind gusts are mainly expected, but the NWS is not ruling out isolated tornadoes. There is a very low threat for flooding due to […]
No More Make-Up Days for Weather with Plan for Benton Schools
Dr. Mike Skelton, Superintendent of Benton Public Schools, released a letter recently to parents announcing a new way to put an end make-up days due to inclement weather. The announcement says the District is one of the first in the state to get approval to implement the program, called “Alternate Methods of Instruction” (AMI). Whether […]
Freeze Warning in Effect Until Sunday
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED OCTOBER 27 AT 3:50AM CDT UNTIL OCTOBER 29 AT 10:00AM …Widespread Freezing Temperatures On The Way…… FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY… The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in […]
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 7am Sunday
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED OCTOBER 21 AT 11:54PM CDT UNTIL OCTOBER 22 AT 7:00AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BAXTER BENTON BOONE CARROLL CLARK COLUMBIA CONWAY CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GARLAND HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING HOWARD JOHNSON LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER LOGAN MADISON MARION MILLER MONTGOMERY NEVADA NEWTON PERRY PIKE POLK POPE SALINE SCOTT SEARCY […]
Storm expected from the Northwest Sat Night into Sunday Morning
Dennis Cavanaugh of the National Weather Service in Little Rock is predicting storms from Saturday evening into Sunday morning. Cavanaugh says it will begin in the northwestern part of the state late Saturday and move east-southeast toward central Arkansas on Sunday morning. The full forecast follows: A strong upper level storm system will move across Arkansas Saturday night […]
Cooler Weather for the Parade and County Fair Opener Tonight
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 […]
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 […]