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 May 13, 2:15 PM CST, 6 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 315 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 .DISCUSSION... MOST OF THE WEATHER WILL BE ON THE FRONT END OF THIS FORECAST. UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL PUSH SHORT WAVE TO THE NORTHEAST...TRIGGERING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS THERE...BUT SOMEWHAT TEMPERED ON ACCOUNT OF CLOUD DEBRIS MOVING OVER ARKANSAS FROM THE NE TEXAS COMPLEX. GFS NUMBERS PREFERRED ON THEIR PATTERN OF ENDING PRECIPITATION EARLY ON SATURDAY RATHER THAN DRAGGING POPS THROUGH ALL FOUR PERIODS BY THE FWC NUMBERS. SURFACE FRONT WILL CLEAR MOST OF THE STATE SATURDAY MORNING EXCEPT THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST CORNER. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN BORDER BY TUESDAY...SO INCLUDED CHANCES OF SHOWERS FOR THE NORTHERN SECTIONS ONLY ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. FOLLOWED TEMPERATURES FROM THE GFS CLOSELY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... LITTLE ROCK AR 65 73 53 75 / 80 60 10 10 HARRISON AR 56 62 45 72 / 80 40 10 10 HOT SPRINGS AR 65 73 53 76 / 80 60 10 10 PINE BLUFF AR 66 74 55 77 / 80 70 20 10 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 57 63 45 72 / 80 40 10 10 MONTICELLO AR 66 76 56 78 / 80 70 20 10 SEARCY AR 65 70 51 75 / 80 60 10 10 MOUNT IDA AR 65 72 52 75 / 80 50 10 10 RUSSELLVILLE AR 64 67 49 74 / 80 50 10 10 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 32
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 645 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-141000- ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND- CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING- INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE- MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE- PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE- WOODRUFF-YELL- 645 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE STATE FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LATER TONIGHT...AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER...AND AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM SWINGS UP OUT OF LOUISIANA...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ARKANSAS FOR TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS ARKANSAS ON FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EXIT ARKANSAS EARLY ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH RAIN CHANCES DECREASING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TONIGHT. 57
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding across portions of White County. Numerous county roads were flooded and impassible for several hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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