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 Sep 24, 1:50 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 250 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2004 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EXTREME WEST. MOISTURE BEING PULLED INTO THE STATE FROM THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IVAN...AND INTERACTING WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT. ALSO...SHORTWAVES OFF OF THE CIRCULATION OF IVAN ARE MOVING NORTH AND HELPING TO GENERATE SHOWERS. WITH ALL THESE FACTORS BEING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AREA...HAVE CONTINUED THE CHANCE POPS TONIGHT...ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDER. FOR NOW...HAVE ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS IN FOR QPF...BUT IF ENOUGH MOISTURE GETS PULLED NORTH...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS COULD SEE AN INCREASE IN PRECIP RATES. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. HIGHEST COVERAGE OF RAINFALL WILL BE RIGHT ALONG THE BOUNDARY...SO HAVE HIGHEST POPS WEST OF A LINE FROM TEXARKANA TO BATESVILLE. SATURDAY THE AXIS SHIFTS SOUTH...AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH. HAVE RAINFALL ENDING IN THE NORTH SATURDAY MORNING...BUT LINGERING IN THE SOUTH UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. TEMPS TODAY WERE HELD IN CHECK DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL...BUT THINK SATURDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER DUE TO LESS CLOUD COVER. BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE...WITH TEMPS NEAR NORMAL. && .LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY DRY PERIOD IN STORE FOR THE EXTENDED. SOME INCREASE IN MOISTURE OVER THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO INCLUDE ANY POPS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... LITTLE ROCK AR 64 84 61 84 / 40 30 20 10 HARRISON AR 58 79 55 79 / 30 20 10 10 HOT SPRINGS AR 64 84 61 84 / 40 30 20 10 PINE BLUFF AR 65 85 62 85 / 30 30 20 10 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 58 79 54 79 / 30 20 10 10 MONTICELLO AR 66 85 63 85 / 30 20 20 10 SEARCY AR 63 83 59 83 / 40 30 20 10 MOUNT IDA AR 63 84 59 84 / 40 30 20 10 RUSSELLVILLE AR 61 82 56 82 / 40 20 10 10 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 58/22
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 500 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2004 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-251000- 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- 500 AM CDT FRI SEP 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT MAKES ITS WAY IN FROM THE PLAINS TO ARKANSAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE COLD FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL STORM IVAN BY SATURDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. BY SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE...PUSHING THE FRONTAL SYSTEM INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE NATURAL STATE DURING THE LAST MONTH HAVE CREATED A DANGER OF WILDFIRES. MANY COUNTIES HAVE BURN BANS IN EFFECT. THOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY...A GOOD SOAKING RAIN IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 57
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur in the Ludwig area. Several streets were flooded along Highway 292.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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