This post was updated 5/7/24 to reflect new forecast details.
The National Weather Service in Little Rock says there is a potential for severe weather Wednesday, May 8. The greatest risk of severe storms in Arkansas will be during the evening to overnight hours.
Chances for severe weather will increase as a storm system tracks from the southern Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley, and drags a cold front into Arkansas. Ahead of the front, well above average temperatures and humid conditions will create a very unstable environment.
Scattered and severe thunderstorms will become likely. Very large hail up to baseball size and damaging winds up to 80 mph are the main threats, with tornadoes also possible. Heavy downpours may lead to localized flash flooding.
A detailed forecast for the Arkadelphia area puts the severe weather in this part of the state from about 1 p.m. Wednesday through the pre-dawn hours of Thursday morning.
Come Thursday, hit-or-miss showers and a few rumbles of thunder will linger, and then the front will exit toward the Gulf Coast. The front will be followed by cooler, drier and more seasonal air Friday into the weekend.
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