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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
240 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

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240 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST OF ARKANSAS TONIGHT...WITH 
CLOUDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

MOISTURE WILL BECOME ABUNDANT ACROSS ARKANSAS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 
AS A STORM SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES SLOWLY EJECTS INTO THE 
SOUTHERN PLAINS. 

AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO ARKANSAS TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON. WITH A LOT OF MOISTURE IN PLACE...AND GIVEN DAYTIME 
HEATING...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE. SCATTERED 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. SOME OF 
THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE INTO TUESDAY EVENING...MAINLY IN 
WESTERN ARKANSAS.

THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE SAGGING INTO SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE 
STATE BEFORE STALLING ON WEDNESDAY. THE SYSTEM IN THE WEST WILL 
APPROACH...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING WIDESPREAD ALONG THE FRONT 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION TO SOME SEVERE WEATHER...VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED 
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS DURING THIS TIME FRAME. ONE TO 
THREE INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL...WITH LOCALLY MORE THAN FOUR INCHES. 
SHOULD THIS SCENARIO UNFOLD...FLASH FLOODING WOULD BE POSSIBLE. 

THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH 
FLOODING IN THE COMING DAYS...SO STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AND 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND
CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 

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