Wednesday Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. High near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday Night Showers and thunderstorms. Low…
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Storm system expected to move through South Arkansas Friday
Friday Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Friday Night Showers and thunderstorms, mainly…
Chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday
Thursday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Thursday Night Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 40. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming…
Ice storm recovery: Assess the damage safely
LITTLE ROCK — Even though the ice storm has passed, some of its dangers haven’t. Some parts of Arkansas received three rounds of wintry weather this week. The National Weather Service at Little Rock said parts of the north Arkansas received 1 to 2 inches of sleet. Across the central part of the state, from…
Rain should end tonight
Today Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 10am. High near 37. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Tonight A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy,…
Ice storm warning issued for Bradley, Cleveland, and Calhoun Counties
Today Rain or freezing rain, becoming all freezing rain after 5pm. High near 33. Wind chill values as low as 20. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Tonight Freezing rain likely, mainly between 8pm and 11pm. Cloudy,…
Winter Weather Advisory in effect as ice a possibility
Tuesday A chance of rain or freezing rain before noon, then rain. High near 36. Wind chill values as low as 19. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Tuesday Night…
Entergy Arkansas prepping for severe winter weather operations
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Entergy Arkansas is staging crews, equipment and supplies in areas of the state likely to be the hardest hit in the coming days based on a forecast for sleet, freezing rain, and ice accumulations. In the event of power outages, the local workforce consisting of scouts, vegetation crews, linemen and more…
More precipitation in this week’s forecast
Monday Cloudy, with a high near 44. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Monday Night Rain likely before 4am, then rain or freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice…
Potential for severe weather Monday
Monday A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 72. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one…
VIDEO: More on Tuesday’s severe weather threat
According to the National Weather Service Bradley County is at an enhanced risk of severe storms Tuesday and into Tuesday evening, November 29, 2022. The highest risk will be across portions of eastern and southeastern Arkansas, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Saline River Chronicle will be following the events and will post updates…
House on North Myrtle sustained significant damage in Friday storm, + more storm damage photos from around Warren
As the rains passed through South Arkansas Friday and Saturday, the extent of the damage from Friday morning’s severe thunderstorm became even more apparent, as a large pine tree was found to have fallen on a home on North Myrtle Street in Warren. Situated at the corner of Bond and Myrtle, the home’s roof was…
Photos of damage around Warren from Friday storm
As a severe thunderstorm rumbled through Warren Friday morning, damage trees around town, flooding isolated areas, and tearing through a number of tents sent up for the weekend’s Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival. The following are photos from around Warren taken after the storm. They are from not only salineriverchronicle.com, but also submitted by viewers.…
Tree falls and blocks Main Street in Warren during thunderstorm Friday morning
Around 8:45 a.m. a thunderstorm coming through Bradley County brought down a tree on Main Street, blocking the street to traffic. A heavy downpour of rain also caused isolated flooding of nearly three to four inches of water along the sidewalks on Main. The town branch in the City Park also rose out of its…
Sunday storm brings down large limb on Chestnut Street
Strong winds during a thunderstorm Sunday evening brought down some large tree branches on North Chestnut Street in Warren. Other parts of the state had large hail and power outages. Photo by Tim Kessler.
Part of County Road 45 near Mt. Olive washes out, and more rain is forecast for Sunday
Recent rainfall caused a portion of Bradley Rd. 45 near the community of Mt. Olive to washout Saturday, April 16, 2022 according to County officials. The Mt. Olive community, and all portions of Bradley County south of Hermitage could see total rainfall amounts of up to an inch by Sunday evening(see the map below). The…
Storm system could bring severe weather to South Arkansas Monday
The National Weather service is monitoring a storm system which is expected to move across the southern United States Monday. It will bring showers and the possibility of some storms. While the threat for severe weather is slight for most of Arkansas, some isolated strong to occasionally severe storms are possible across the southern portion…
Threat of severe weather in South Arkansas Wednesday
WARREN, Ark. – Residents are encouraged to keep an eye-to-the-sky Wednesday, March 30, 2022, as a line of thunderstorms is forecast to move across Arkansas throughout the day. According to the National Weather Service, the best chance of severe weather is across eastern and southeastern Arkansas during the afternoon and into the evening hours. Bradley…
Rain storm brings isolated flooding, remainder of the week looks mostly sunny
WARREN, Ark. – South Arkansas sustained a large rain storm Monday night into Tuesday midday, with rainfall amounts climbing near four to six inches in some locations as of 1:48 p.m. Multiple creeks in the Warren area overflowed their banks, with isolated instances of flash flooding. No major issues in Warren have been reported at…
Snow piling up in parts of South Arkansas Friday evening
WARREN, Ark. – As a winter storm pushes through Arkansas Friday, South Arkansas is now feeling the brunt of the quick change in weather. As of Friday evening at 7:00 p.m., nearly three quarters of an inch of snow have fallen in Warren with more to come. Temperatures are also plunging. At 7:18 p.m. temperatures…
Entergy Arkansas prepping for Winter Storm Landon; outages likely
Little Rock, Arkansas – As Winter Storm Landon rapidly closes in on the state, Entergy Arkansas encourages customers to prepare for outages due to freezing rain and ice accumulation likely to affect the service area. Roughly 3,000 personnel – including transmission and distribution line workers, drone and helicopter operators and scouts, vegetation crews, emergency operations,…