Weather Alerts for Arkansas

Recent Locations: Turrell, AR  

1. Flood Advisory for: Crawford, AR; Franklin, AR

2. Flood Advisory for: Crawford, AR; Sebastian, AR

3. Flood Advisory for: Crawford, AR; Sequoyah, OK

4. Flood Advisory for: Crawford, AR; Washington, AR

5. Flood Warning for: Ashley, AR; Union, AR

6. Flood Warning for: Columbia, AR; Webster, LA

7. Flood Watch for: Benton; Carroll; Washington; Madison; Crawford; Franklin; Sebastian; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Ottawa; Delaware; Cherokee; Adair; Sequoyah; Haskell; Latimer; Le Flore

8. Flood Watch for: Marion; Baxter; Stone; Cleburne; Conway; Faulkner; Perry; Garland; Saline; Pulaski; Pike; Clark; Hot Spring; Grant; Dallas; Cleveland; Ouachita; Calhoun; Bradley; Boone County Except Southwest; Newton County Higher Elevations; Searcy County Lower Elevations; Southern Johnson County; Southern Pope County; Southeast Van Buren County; Western and Northern Logan County; Northern Scott County; Northwest Yell County; Polk County Lower Elevations; Central and Eastern Montgomery County; Boone County Higher Elevations; Newton County Lower Elevations; Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations; Johnson County Higher Elevations; Pope County Higher Elevations; Van Buren County Higher Elevations; Southern and Eastern Logan County; Central and Southern Scott County; Yell Excluding Northwest; Northern Polk County Higher Elevations; Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations; Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations; Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations; Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations

9. Flood Watch for: Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Sabine; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine

10. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Calhoun, AR; Clark, AR; Dallas, AR; Ouachita, AR

11. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Columbia, AR; Lafayette, AR; Nevada, AR; Union, AR; Bienville, LA; Bossier, LA; Caldwell, LA; Claiborne, LA; Jackson, LA; Lincoln, LA; Ouachita, LA; Red River, LA; Union, LA; Webster, LA

12. Tornado Warning for: Scott, AR

13. Tornado Watch for: Benton, AR; Carroll, AR; Crawford, AR; Franklin, AR; Madison, AR; Sebastian, AR; Washington, AR; Adair, OK; Haskell, OK; Latimer, OK; Le Flore, OK; Pittsburg, OK; Pushmataha, OK; Sequoyah, OK

14. Tornado Watch for: Bradley, AR; Calhoun, AR; Ouachita, AR

15. Tornado Watch for: Columbia, AR; Lafayette, AR; Union, AR; Bienville, LA; Bossier, LA; Caddo, LA; Caldwell, LA; Claiborne, LA; De Soto, LA; Grant, LA; Jackson, LA; La Salle, LA; Lincoln, LA; Natchitoches, LA; Ouachita, LA; Red River, LA; Sabine, LA; Union, LA; Webster, LA; Winn, LA

16. Tornado Watch for: Logan, AR; Polk, AR; Scott, AR

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus Clouds Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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