Some heavy rain is on the way to Arkansas this weekend. The Baron Weather Forecast Model is showing rain beginning in Hot Springs around 5AM with the heaviest around 1PM. Close to an inch of rain is possible. If the situation turns severe, I’ll post updates here.

There is a potential for severe weather for Arkansas today. If severe weather occurs, I’ll update here.

All of Arkansas is under a Freeze Warning for tonight.

There’s a Freeze Watch in effect for Garland County and much of central Arkansas. North Arkansas is also under a Freeze Warning.

A thunderstorm is approaching Hot Springs. Here’s the latest storm track on radar.

There are some storms across Arkansas this evening. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch is ongoing.

First map is a look at the current high-res radar. Second map shows the hail/flooding potentials (up to 3” hail possible in some areas). Third map shows the path of the hail. Fourth map shows lightning, PulseRad lightning intensity, as well as is putting Garland County in a “Dangerous Thunderstorm Alert” area. Fifth map shows another look at high-res radar. Sixth map shows measured expected hail size from radar. Seventh map shows probability of severe hail. Final map shows the most intense areas of the storm in 3D radar.

There’s a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of Arkansas. Here’s also a look at high-res radar images, plus a look at the Storm Prediction Center severe and wind outlooks for today. If any severe weather occurs, I’ll post updates here.

Here’s a graphic from Baron Weather showing the storm potential for this afternoon and evening. If anything else comes up, I’ll update here.

There are a couple of storms with moderate to heavy rain and some lightning heading into Garland County. It’s not severe enough for any severe weather alerts at the moment (the NWS will issue an alert if it becomes severe enough). There is up to 1” hail possible in parts of the storm though. Here’s a look at the latest high-res radar image plus a look at the Hail/Flooding potentials map. The Little Rock radar is showing delayed data at the moment, so I’m looking at radar images from the Ft. Smith radar.

There’s a chance at some potential storms tonight. The FutureCast model puts the timing between 10-11 PM. Here’s also a look at the SPC Severe Outlooks and specific outlooks for Hail and Wind (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net). If any severe weather occurs, I will update this blog with more details.