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FLUS44 KLZK 020845
HWOLZK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
345 AM CDT WED APR 2 2025
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DESHA-OUACHITA-CALHOUN-BRADLEY-DREW-BOONE COUNTY EXCEPT SOUTHWEST-
NEWTON COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-SEARCY COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHERN POPE COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST VAN BUREN COUNTY-WESTERN AND NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTY-
NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY-NORTHWEST YELL COUNTY-
POLK COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY-
BOONE COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-NEWTON COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-
NORTHWEST SEARCY COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-
JOHNSON COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-POPE COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-
VAN BUREN COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTY-YELL EXCLUDING NORTHWEST-
NORTHERN POLK COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-
EASTERN, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHERN SEARCY COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-
SOUTHEAST POLK COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-
SOUTHWEST MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER ELEVATIONS-
345 AM CDT WED APR 2 2025
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
NUMEROUS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY
TODAY. PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS
ARE WITHIN A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER (LEVEL 5 OUT OF 5).
HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE IS IN EITHER AN ENHANCED RISK
(LEVEL 3 OUT OF 5), MODERATE RISK (LEVEL 4 OUT OF 5), OR AS
MENTIONED ABOVE A HIGH RISK (LEVEL 5 OUT OF 5).
ALL SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY
INCLUDING: LARGE HAIL (BASEBALL SIZE TO POTENTIALLY LARGER),
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS (IN EXCESS OF 80+ MPH), AND TORNADOES (A FEW
WHICH MAY BE LONG-TRACK AND VIOLENT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN AND EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS).
FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A MAJOR CONCERN AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS AND MAY PROCEED TO LEAD TO AN
OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF RAINFALL FALLING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY FOR
THURSDAY...BUT WILL STILL SEE SOME THREAT FOR LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO. THURSDAY'S MOST
CONCERNING HAZARD AT THE TIME LOOKS TO BE A DECENT CONFIDENCE IN
LARGE HAIL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS.
A FRONT WILL BECOME STALLED OVER SOME PORTION OF ARKANSAS BY LATE
TODAY...REMAINING OVER THE STATE INTO THE WEEKEND. SEVERAL ROUNDS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN SEVERAL
INCHES OF RAINFALL. THE THREAT FOR FLASH AND/OR RIVER FLOODING
WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE THIS WEEK. A LARGE PORTION OF
THE STATE IS FORECAST TO EXPERIENCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 4 TO 8 INCHES STATEWIDE, WITH
VALUES OF 10+ INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY ACROSS THE STATE,
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN 2/3RDS OF THE STATE WHICH
ENCOMPASSES THE MODERATE AND HIGH RISK CONTOURS VIA THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER.
SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO POSSIBLY ENCOUNTER ALL HAZARDS:
LARGE HAIL OF BASEBALL SIZE OR LARGER, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60
MPH TO 80+ MPH, A TORNADOES (A FEW WHICH COULD BE VIOLENT AND
LONG-TRACK). ADDITIONALLY, SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER FLASH FLOODING AND UNDERSTAND AS THIS THREAT DOES EXTEND
INTO THE EVENING HOURS THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH SPOTTING AT
NIGHT.
VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LZK.
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