More severe weather expected for Tuesday afternoon

After a strong storm system battered the region in the early morning hours, more severe weather is forecast to move through on Tuesday afternoon.

Most of north-central and northeast Arkansas are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 6 p.m. The National Weather Service in Little Rock reports that strong to severe storms are expected this afternoon and evening, with some potentially lingering into the early overnight hours.

Forecasters say the primary threats are hail and damaging winds, though a few tornadoes are possible. The storms could produce hail larger than 2 inches, wind gusts of 75 to 85 mph and tornadoes up to EF2…

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