A powerful storm system (“L”) in the central Plains will drag a cold front toward Arkansas late Monday into Tuesday. Ahead of the front, a breezy south/southwest wind and very warm conditions will be noted. Scattered strong/possibly severe t-storms are expected to develop.
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96 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS—A rainy last four days across most of Arkansas. The bulk of the higher rainfall totals are noted across southern Arkansas. A clear boundary of the I-40 corridor and locations south receiving around 1.5 inches of rainfall or greater. #arwx

WIND GUSTS—Over the past 24 hours, some of the highest wind gusts from across the state as of Thursday afternoon at 4PM CDT. Note several locations have experienced wind gusts over 40 mph. Winds will begin to subside tonight and be much noticeably lower on Friday. #arwx

Overnight low temperatures are expected to drop into the low to mid 40s across the Natural State for your Friday morning. High temperatures are then expected to warm into the upper 60s to mid 70s by Friday afternoon. Dry conditions are expected for the next several days. #arwx

On this day in 1979, the second tornado outbreak in three days hit Arkansas. There were a total of 12 tornadoes that touched down around the state, including nine F2 tornadoes. #arwx #wxhistory

A powerful storm system will track from the central Plains to the upper Midwest early next week. Ahead of the system, severe weather is possible in parts of Arkansas late Monday into Tuesday. We'll keep you posted.
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Northwest winds may gust as high as 40 to 45 mph across central and eastern Arkansas today. Be careful when driving high profile vehicles and boating on area rivers/lakes. Spotty power outages are also possible.
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In the last couple of days (April 9-10), the vast majority of reports of large hail, damaging winds/wind gusts, tornadoes, and flash flooding were to the south of Arkansas from Texas to Georgia and Florida.
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As of Wednesday morning (at 7 am CDT), there was of lot of rain in southern Arkansas (more than four inches in some cases) and almost nothing across the north (less than a tenth of an inch at a lot of places). We'll tack on Wednesday's totals later today.
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WIND ADVISORY—Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph over a large part of the state with a few locations reaching 50+ mph starting tonight through Thursday evening. Take note while driving large profile vehicles, on area lakes and rivers, and isolated power outages will be possible. #arwx

RADAR CHECK (5:45 PM CDT): Rain with a few rumbles of thunder across western Arkansas starting to expand and build into central Arkansas. It looks to be a rainy night across the state. A few locations may see some lightning so remember when thunder roars to head indoors! #arwx

Looking ahead tonight into Thursday: Wind and additional rain expected starting tonight statewide. The rain tapers off tomorrow afternoon, but the wind will stick around through Thursday evening across the state which has prompted a Wind Advisory for part of the state. #arwx

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An unsettled weather pattern will continue today/tonight. Showers/t-storms will bring an additional half inch to more than two inches of rain. While isolated severe storms are possible in southern Arkansas, severe weather is likely along the Gulf Coast.
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Wind has been an issue the last couple of days. On the 8th, a thunderstorm downburst (gusts to 90 mph) caused some damage south of Scott (Pulaski Co). The next day, a wake low formed in southeast Arkansas, and was responsible for 50 to 60 mph gusts in places.
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As of 3 am CDT, there is a lull in much of Arkansas. Meanwhile, a major severe weather and flash flood event is unfolding in Texas/Louisiana. While rain will eventually build over the Natural State today, the most active weather will be along the Gulf Coast.
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Rain is expected over the next few days and as such, there will be a chance of both flash and river flooding, In addition to the water, severe weather is possible across mainly southern sections of the state om Wednesday. #arwx

Several more rounds of precipitation are expected through Thursday as a slow moving storm system finally exits the region. Several more inches of rain are expected and a flash flood watch continues. #arwx

Our survey team has returned from looking at damage near Scott in SE Pulaski county. The verdict is a small microbust was experienced with 80 to 90 mph winds. These winds are equivalent to an EF1 tornado. #arwx

A special weather statement has been issued for McGehee AR, Arkansas City AR and Tillar AR until 12:00 PM CDT