Weather Alert in Arkansas

Recent Locations: Hico, WV Independence, MS Desha, AR

Flash Flood Warning issued August 28 at 10:56AM CDT until August 28 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR

AREAS AFFECTED: Conway, AR; Faulkner, AR; Jefferson, AR; Lonoke, AR; Perry, AR; Pope, AR; Pulaski, AR; Saline, AR

DESCRIPTION: FFWLZK The National Weather Service in Little Rock has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Conway County in central Arkansas... Southwestern Faulkner County in central Arkansas... Southwestern Lonoke County in central Arkansas... Northeastern Perry County in central Arkansas... Southeastern Pope County in central Arkansas... Pulaski County in central Arkansas... Northeastern Saline County in central Arkansas... Northwestern Jefferson County in southeastern Arkansas... * Until 1230 PM CDT. * At 1056 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Conway... Sherwood... Jacksonville... West Little Rock... Maumelle... Downtown Little Rock... Morrilton... Perryville... Southwest Little Rock... North Little Rock Airport... Shannon Hills... Atkins... England... Mayflower... Wrightsville... Argenta... Redfield... Oppelo...

INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.

View All Alerts for Arkansas

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What is Rain?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Rain

Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Sleet

Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

Next Topic: Snow