Arkansas could see strong to severe storms | Here's what you need to know

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Rounds of storms will sweep through the state through Monday with a low chance of severe weather.

Storms will develop in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas on Friday night into Saturday morning.

These storms are expected to merge into a line and become a “Mesoscale Convective System” or MCS. This is a line of storms that generally are capable of producing damaging winds, heavy rain, and are filled with lightning.

What should I expect?

The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of Arkansas under a level two out of five risk of severe weather for both Saturday and Sunday. This is also known as a slight risk.

The main threats from storms will be gusty to possibly damaging winds and dime to quarter-sized hail.

The tornado threat is a slim chance, but a quick tornado embedde