National Weather Service: Special Weather Statement

Walnut Ridge, AR

Current Conditions

Clear

21 °F

Clear

12 mph from the NW

9 °F

30.58 in

10 °F

58%

10.0 miles

Walnut Ridge, AR

Updated — 3:15 AM CST on February 12, 2012

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Forecast for Lawrence (72476)

Sunday
clear
Clear
H 36° / L 23°
Monday
snow
Snow
H 34° / L 29°
Tuesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 49° / L 36°
Wednesday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 56° / L 47°
Thursday
chancetstorms
Chance of T-storms
H 56° / L 34°
Sunday Night

Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds around 5 mph.

Sunday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Monday

A chance of snow in the morning...then snow in the afternoon. Light snow accumulations possible. Cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Monday Night

Rain...freezing rain...snow and sleet likely in the evening...then a slight chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Tuesday

Warmer. Mostly cloudy in the morning...then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Wednesday

Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s.

Wednesday Night

Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Thursday Night and Friday

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.

Statement as of 3:32 PM CST on February 11, 2012

Special Weather Statement


... Wintry precipitation expected Monday afternoon and Monday evening...

Increasing mid level moisture will overspread the midsouth on
Monday morning with very dry air remaining in place near the
surface. As the atmosphere continues to moisten Monday afternoon...
precipitation will work its way down to the surface... gradually
overcoming the dry air. As it does so... temperatures will cool and
support snow or sleet by late Monday afternoon across much of the
midsouth.

Warmer mid level air will then begin to track north Monday
evening with a transition from snow or sleet... to a mix... to all
rain by midnight in most locations.

It appears the best chance for accumulating snow will be along and
north of I-40 through early Monday evening. Depending on a number
of factors that remain unclear this far out... accumulations of
around 2 inches are possible over northeast Arkansas... the
Missouri bootheel... and northwest Tennessee... with amounts tapering
off to less than a half inch over northern Mississippi.

While there is a small chance some freezing rain may mix in Monday
evening... any noticeable ice accumulation appears unlikely at this
time.

The Monday afternoon commute may be impacted by this wintry
precipitation so midsouth residents should keep updated to the
latest forecasts as details become more certain.





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