[PBARC] Severe Weather Outlook

[E Glenn Wolf Jr]

Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 12:23 PM
Subject: Severe Weather Outlook


 Christmas Day 2008, 12:25 PM
 
 There still looks to be a substantial threat of severe weather from 
 Friday evening through Saturday evening.
 
 Indications are that there will be two rounds of thunderstorms.  One 
 should affect western Arkansas from Friday evening (well after dark) 
 into Saturday morning.  The second round should affect most of the state 
 from later Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
 
 Damaging winds will be the greatest severe weather threat, though there 
 could be some instances of large hail as well.  I expect that we could 
 see a number of severe thunderstorm warnings issued.  A few tornadoes 
 could occur as well.
 
 All in all, this is shaping up to be the greatest severe weather threat 
 that Arkansas has seen in several months.
 
 Through the entire episode, most areas should pick up 1 to 2 inches of 
 rain.  Amounts could be a little smaller in southeast Arkansas.  There 
 will probably be some totals approaching 3 inches in the northwest part 
 of the state.
 
 I will issue the next message around 9:30 AM Friday.
 
 John Robinson
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service, Little Rock
Office Web site:  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lzk