Tropical Pinwheel Staying Through the Holiday

(Sunday, May 24, 2009) – One would think he or she were in Florida during a typical, tropical afternoon.  We’ve seen the sunshine come out and note the towering cumulus clouds in one direction and dark cloud bases in the other.  Then a shower passes over depositing a 1/4 to maybe a 1/2 inch of rain. 

A low pressure with plenty of tropical moisture is spinning over AR and will meander over the region through Tuesday.  You can anticipate the radar to light up in the afternoons with showers and thunderstorms and then at night activity should diminish.  This should hold true through at least Tuesday. 

The outlook remains unsettled even though the low will relax its direct influence on us it has left a wet air mass with us that will continue to serve as fuel for showers and thunderstorms with occasional heavy downpours. 

It is worth noting that there could be one or two severe thunderstorms during the maximum heat of the day.  A few areas could expect flash flooding with some of the heaviest thunderstorms.