Our stormy pattern will continue into the week of May 6th. Not only will we see widespread thunderstorms it will also get very hot and humid!
The Storm Prediction Center has already circled a few areas where severe thunderstorms will be likely Monday through Wednesday. Arkansas is in the bullseye of the risk areas on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Tuesday May 7th severe weather risk area. -
Wednesday May 8th severe weather risk area.
This is still several days away so the timing and main threats are still unknown. As of right now, confidence is high that there will be plentiful energy for thunderstorms. This means very large hail will be likely. This also means that damaging wind gusts and tornadoes could be possible.
As I said, the exact timing is had to forecast this far in advance, but it looks like the afternoon and evenings of Tuesday, May 7th and Wednesday, May 8th are when you will need to be weather aware.
Along with the severe thunderstorm threat, there will be extreme heat for this time of year.