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 Apr 7, 4:05 PM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 505 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002 WET WEATHER PATTERN IN STORE FOR THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG H5 LOW OVER NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD ARKANSAS THROUGH TUESDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER THE STATE... ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS WILL HELP PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HAVE ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR TONIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL AREAS ON MONDAY. WEAK FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE STATE ON TUESDAY AND PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY. DRY WEATHER ON TAP FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL SLOWLY CREEP BACK INTO THE STATE ON FRIDAY...BUT BETTER CHANCES EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FCSTID = 22 HRO 52 67 54 67 / 90 70 50 40 LIT 58 71 57 71 / 70 80 60 50 HOT 57 70 57 72 / 90 60 50 40 PBF 58 72 57 72 / 60 80 60 50 .LZK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES ARZ003>005... ARZ012>013...ARZ021>023...ARZ030>031...ARZ037>042...ARZ052.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur along Highway 250, 3 miles south of Waldron. The highway was impassible for several hours due to the high water levels.
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