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Winter Weather Potential this Sunday into next Tuesday

Dangerous Cold Incoming

Benjamin Brian Davis, Weather Reporter

January 11, 2024

This is the severe weather outlook outlined by the forecasters from the Storm Prediction Center. A level 3/5 on the scale has been issued for Central and Southwest Arkansas. All hazards are on the table for overnight tonight into Friday morning, including the risk for tornadoes (some of which may be strong tornadoes). The greatest risk for strong tornadoes is in Southwest Arkansas. But don’t let your guard down if you are in Little Rock area. Make sure you have a way to get warnings overnight, and make sure you have your tornado shelters ready for if a tornado warning gets issued.

This is the Tornado Risk for tonight into Friday morning. Make sure you have a way to get warnings overnight tonight into Friday morning.

Arctic Cold Outbreak incoming Friday

This is the timing of the Arctic Cold front. This picture is for 12pm tomorrow. Wind chills will be in the low to mid 20s.

Now, let’s talk about the winter weather heading into Sunday evening into Tuesday morning. This 12am Monday, snow will likely begin from 9pm Sunday to 6am Tuesday morning. The exact snowfall amount is still TBD, but we are going to have a major winter storm this weekend into Tuesday morning.

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