Author name: Garrett Lewis

☔️ Thursday’s simulated radar and surface analysis… We’ll start to transition out of this unusually cool May pattern and into a more typical warm, muggy pattern by next week. ☀️The weekend looks outstanding with sunny skies and comfortable weather. If we have some showers or storms develop today, the would be late day or evening

⚡️ Still in an active pattern today but less people get the rain. Expect spotty showers at times and a handful of thunderstorms this afternoon. The overall severe risk remains low. If we were to get a severe storm it would be late afternoon and would likely pose a hail risk.

🚨 Severe Weather… Data shows the highest risk of severe storms today in the Noon to 3pm timeframe for western Arkansas. This image reflects data at 2pm on Wednesday Damaging winds will be likely along with a tornado risk that’s highest in SW Arkansas. I’ll be out of pocket today but my colleagues Skot Covert

🚨 Storms arriving; Severe watch until 10am. Here are the main points… I have obligations during business hours but Skot Covert and Zachary Hall – Arkansas Storm Tracker will be watching the skies over Arkansas all day. It’s a good day to be weather aware even though the overall severe risk is on the lower-end

🌫️ After this morning fog mixes out, we’ll have more clouds than sun today, a few showers in the afternoon and highs in the upper 70s. We’re in for a ‘meh weekend. It won’t be as rainy last weekend but it could still be soggy for Saturday events outdoors and church on Sunday morning. Severe

💦 Showers with heavy rain will move in later tonight into Saturday morning. This will likely affect both outdoor sports on Saturday, and sunrise Easter services on Sunday. The image of simulated radar reflects 10am Saturday. Heavy rain continues in waves into Sunday and tapers off late Sunday into Monday. Flood Watches are out for

🌪️From an historical standpoint, the tornado risk this time of year is at its highest for Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. [NOAA/SPC 1982-2011 tornado historical data] 💧While tornadoes are possible with the next system on Easter weekend; the heavy rain will be a bigger, longer duration issue for us with numerous rounds of rain and rain

☀️ Here’s the upcoming temperature trend. The two main things you’ll notice are: A few passing showers are possible with each weak front but we’ll generally be dry for the next week or so. The last full week or so of April does look stormy with heavy rain; given the time of year… severe weather

☀️ Calm weather continues to dominate this week across the central and eastern half of the country. As the high pressure shifts east, south winds return and temperatures climb higher. Not seeing much rain out there in the extended forecast. Maybe early next week? Overall, pretty calm (thankfully) by April’s tornado history.