The Arkansas Weather Hawk's Blog

      Guys February is Coming!!!! Guess what that means!! No, Not Black  History Month... No, Not Superbowl Sunday.. NO,  Not Valentine's Day...  Severe Weather Awareness is what Im talking about. February,  and March are what I like to call "Transition Months",  and basically what that is, are months where we go from one season to another, and the weather changes gear and go in different directions. Now I mention this soo early   because even though Winter may try to make a return with cooler temperatures, when It comes To Winter Weather, Im calling a quits. Now I wouldn't be surprised if we get like flurries or alil sleet in the future. BUT, Our odds of any accumulative winter weather is Dead in my opinion . But it's just that, an opinion, that's just what my Gut tells me. Now when you talk about mild, it's been that. I can remember a few years in recent history where we had an early and Active Severe Weather season. Tornadoes and Severe we...

     This has been one mild winter so far ayee! If you know me then you know The Arkansas Weather Hawk Loves some good ole Winter Weather. But this year has gone against the grain. Welcome to Arkansas though right!? Well Winter Returns Friday with what I've dubbed as Friday Trouble!!      Now we have Cool air coming in from the North,  with Moisture coming in from the South and West.  When Moisture meets cold air we all know frozen precipitation of some type is just a given. But what throws a monkey wrench in everything is two major issues that will prevent Accumulations, or Weather Closures.  First and foremost, this winter has been mild for the most part, we just recently had very mild above average temperatures which for January were pleasant, but because of those mild temperatures the ground is fairly warm.  It would take at least almost a week of below freezing temperatures to get the ground to optimal temperature for freezing stuf...

         When It comes down to Winter Weather, I always prefer Sleet or Snow over Ice! Nobody wants or likes Ice. Freezing rain Is normal rain, that starts out leaving the cloud as Snow, it melts mid way down, then Refreeze when It hit th ground. Freezing rain shuts down Cities, Ice over roads, Bring down trees and Powerlines. Freezing Rain can cause a GREAT deal Of Damage. Now We Will get freezing rain tomorrow morning. It will prolly start raining here in Central Arkansas somewhere around the 3AM period. It will be below freezing so it should start somewhere in between 3-6AM here in the Central Arkansas area. I'm going to post a picture of the expected Time frame on the Incoming Weather. Now THANKFULLY This is the weekend. This could be a huge deal if this was a Week day. On Sundays the roads are not too busy so that's good. People going to church, Praise God at home if you have to. But if it's bad Don't get out on that road. Church is not worth risking your l...

     At 28° tonight here in the Little Rock Metro area we are wayy warmer tonight than we was last night. Last night we got down to potentially deadly cold temperatures. Now thankfully due a Massive amount of Weather Information, tips and hints and keeping people informed we didn't have any problems. That's what I Love about doing this. Educating people on the Weather, and teaching people how to properly prepare and handle extreme weather. Then when everything goes smoothly, I Feel accomplished. Like my job is done you know. It's a great feeling. Now I mentioned in My Last Update that there was a CHANCE for some frozen stuff this weekend. That chance has become more prominent now, and I'm starting to worry. Now folks understand something. I'm not expecting an Ice Storm. In no way, shape, or form do I think this will be a HUGE deal around Arkansas. But however, it will be just enough to cause some serious problems on those roads. Now two tenths of an inch of Ice accu...

     As Of 5:00pm In Little Rock check out what the Temperatures are!      As Of 5:00pm here in Little Rock,  It is 28°. And Guess what? The Temps will go DOWN from here. I'm about to show you just how low they will get by Thursday Night. This type of cold air can pose a serious threat to human, plant, and animal life, if not properly looked after. Also Drip your pipes. Spending a few extra pennies on your water bill beats spending Hundreds on a plumber the next day to fix piping. Now Arkansas is no stranger state to harsh winters. I can get really cold in this neck of the woods. But we haven't had this type of cold in a while,  which is what makes it a big deal. So Kids walking to school, DRESS IN LAYERS, Kids Going to Bus stops, DRESS IN LAYERS. Now for everybody else DRESS WARMLY.   Here's what the PROJECTED temperatures are for Thursday Night into Friday Morning. VERY COLD. These Graphics are Via The National Weather Service in ...

By    Check out the Temperature in West Little Rock on Tuesday January 6th as of 5:25PM  It was actually 53° here in West Little Rock as of 5:25PM. Now later on in this blog post I'm going to post some picture graphics generated by the National Weather Service in North Little Rock Arkansas. When I tell you it's going to get DAMN COLD!!!!! It's about to get Dangerously Cold guys.    Remember two days ago I posted on the blog about Imaginary Gates up north trapping cold air into Canada.?? Remember that? Well as I stated those gates will swing open and the Bitterly Cold Artic air will rush south through the states and straight towards us. Guys when I tell you this air is coming from the Artic Circle formally known as the "North Pole". Lows in North Arkansas in the SINGLE DIGITS !!! Maybe as Low as 9° in the Low Valley areas of the Little Rock METRO!!!!!  This is Some SERIOUS Cold coming into the state the next few days. GET PETS INSIDE!!!! homeless peopl...

       Winter FINALLY Makes it here to Arkansas. Heyyy everybody, I'm The Arkansas Weather Hawk. Coming at you on this Sunday night with a Weather Update regarding the Extreme Cold moving into the state. Now it's Sunday, It's cold. But Come Tuesday It will get MUCH Colder. Now Imagine Canada, it's cold up there right? That cold air is trapped behind Imaginary Gates that Locks that cold air in Canada and keeps it from tanking south into the states. Now cold air may seep through the gates into the far northern states. But as far as it just busting out and racing south, it can't because its locked into place. Now imagine those gates swinging open. That cold air rushes out and south straight towards us. THATS what I'm  expecting to happen this week. That cold,  bitter, and dry Artic air tanks south into Arkansas and we cool down dramatically. Tuesday Night it will get Cold. So Get ready, Tuesday through Friday of this week will get DANGEROUSLY COLD. I'm talking...