Little Rock, AR – Scattered showers and thunderstorms will expand across Arkansas early Monday and continue into Tuesday morning, bringing the potential for strong to severe storms and pockets of heavy rainfall, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock.
According to the agency, storms developing Monday afternoon through Monday night will be capable of producing large hail up to 1 inch, damaging winds up to 60 mph, and a brief tornado or two, especially across southern Arkansas where the severe threat is highest. The tornado potential remains very low but conditional, while hail and wind threats are more prominent.
Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are forecast statewide, with locally higher amounts possible across western and southwest Arkansas, where embedded thunderstorms may lead to higher rainfall rates. A Slight Risk (Level 2 of 4) for excessive rainfall has been issued through Tuesday morning for much of Arkansas except the far north. A surrounding Marginal Risk (Level 1) covers the remainder of the state.
The heaviest rainfall is expected through Tuesday 6 a.m., with the Weather Prediction Center highlighting elevated probabilities for 1″ and 2″ rainfall amounts, particularly from Fort Smith to Hot Springs, Arkadelphia, Pine Bluff, and toward El Dorado.
Temperatures will trend slightly cooler Monday and Tuesday before a much stronger cold front arrives Wednesday into Friday, dropping temperatures well below seasonal norms. Highs will fall sharply late week, turning chilly across the state heading into Thanksgiving weekend.
Residents are urged to monitor updated forecasts, ensure multiple ways to receive warnings, and be prepared for rapidly changing conditions—especially Monday afternoon and evening.
