After a pattern of unsettled weather moved across the state over the last several days, not a rain chance in sight on Friday. Expect fair weather with mostly sunny skies and dry conditions. I hope you have the opportunity to get outside and enjoy!
An EF-2 tornado with winds up to 120 mph tracked 12.2 miles across portions of Garland County during the early morning hours on Wednesday. This tornado impacted locations just south of Hot Springs, including areas along Lake Hamilton.
Depicted in the image above is lowest-level reflectivity (left image) and corresponding storm relative velocity (right image) of the supercell thunderstorm heading into Garland County.
81 years ago on this day, heavy rains totaling over a foot of rain in Rogers, Arkansas and amounts over 9 to 10 inches across northwestern Arkansas and the Ozarks led to rapid river rises on the Arkansas and White Rivers.
Note: "N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". Wind speeds are in MPH. In the BARO (pressure) column, values are in inches. In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).