Thunderstorms moving in from the northwest could turn severe in eastern Arkansas on Monday night and Tuesday morning, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Little Rock said.
The storms will roll across the state after midnight Monday and move east of the Mississippi River into Tennessee and Alabama by noon Tuesday, meteorologist Emilie Nipper said.
Rainfall totals of up to three-fourths of an inch could result in localized flooding in eastern Arkansas, but it will not be as severe as the flooding that occurred in December 2015, she said.
Strong winds of 15 to 20 mph will accompany the storm, along with colder temperatures, which will drop into the upper 30s and mid 50s by Wednesday, she said. Winds of up to 60 mph and isolated tornadoes are possible but unlikely.
Part of eastern Arkansas is under a slight risk for severe weather, which calls for scattered or short-lived intense storms.
Nipper said residents should ensure that electronic devices have batteries and are fully charged in case power is lost overnight.