Through this weekend and into early next week, daily severe weather chances will be seen across the state. Friday, May 16 will bring the greatest chances for more widespread severe weather, including large hail, damaging winds, and possibly some tornadoes. Tuesday, May 20 bears monitoring for increasing widespread severe weather chances as well.
Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible through the rest of Thursday afternoon and evening...some storms could pop up across western Arkansas and move through parts of the state after the midnight hours.
Significant severe weather chances return to the region on Friday, which includes an Enhanced Risk area (Level 3/5) with large hail (up to two inches or greater in size) and damaging winds the primary threats. The threat for tornadoes will increase across northeast Arkansas Friday evening. There is a Moderate Risk area (level 4/5) just to the north of the state.
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).
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