Say those who have been there, all available evidence suggests that whoever was behind the wave of cuts at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service has never worked in a forecast office during a severe-thunderstorm or tornado outbreak.

Most of Arkansas is forecast for what the National Weather Service is calling an "an all-hazards severe weather episode" on Friday, including the potential for tornadoes, hail and damaging winds.

Bartholomew County Emergency Management is warning the public that the National Weather Service is predicting a threat for severe storms Friday night into early Saturday, with damaging winds the primary threat,

The first severe threat of the season arrives late Friday, according to the National Weather Service. And while it's still too early to get into much detail, here's what forecasters are saying about storm chances.