1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 12, 11:15 AM CST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1115 AM CST WED DEC 12 2001
WARM FRONT REMAINS ALONG GULF COAST THIS MORNING...BUT IS MOVING
SLOWLY NORTH. DEWPOINTS FROM MID 60S TO LOWER 70S SOUTH OF
FRONT...AND HEADING INTO AREAS WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY IN THE
40S/50S. ALONG WITH PERIODS OF RAIN...WILL HAVE AREAS OF FOG
DEVELOPING AND MENTIONED IN FORECAST.
LATEST DATA SUGGESTS THAT HEAVIEST RAIN TODAY WILL BE IN SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS WHERE SOIL IS CLOSE TO SATURATED. HENCE...FLASH FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
AS HIGHER DEWPOINTS SURGE NORTH WITH WARM FRONT...ATMOSPHERE WILL
BECOME MORE UNSTABLE WITH CONVECTION BECOMING MORE SURFACE BASED.
STILL A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...
MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST HALF OF STATE.
COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE FROM WEST AND WILL PUSH EAST OVERNIGHT.
SHORTWAVE WILL FOLLOW FRONT ON THURSDAY TO KEEP CLOUDS IN ARKANSAS
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO ARKANSAS FRIDAY/SATURDAY...WITH DRY
WEATHER IN THE FORECAST AND MORE SUNSHINE. HIGH WILL MOVE EAST
SUNDAY...WITH CLOUDS INCREASING AND YET ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN. (46)
.LIT...FLOOD WATCH TODAY SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
ARZONES 55>57-62>69The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:17 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused flash flooding in Dumas. Numerous streets were under water for several hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, December 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5275557.