Heavy rainfall during the first week of April caused minor flooding along the Saline River.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall during the first week of April caused minor flooding along the Saline River.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 4, 5:29 AM CST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 630 AM CDT FRI APR 2008 .AVIATION... AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH ARKANSAS FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHTER RAIN WILL BE SEEN OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH ARKANSAS. MVFR TO VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE AWAY FROM CONVECTION...WHILE IN STORMS IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN. ALSO THIS MORNING AREAS OF PATCHY FOG WITH 2-6SM WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN STORMS...VISIBILITIES WILL BE 1-3SM. A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY MOVE FROM CENTRAL TO SOUTH ARKANSAS THIS MORNING...THEN PUSH OUT OF THE STATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CONVECTION WILL BE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ISOLATED LLWS WILL BE ALONG THE FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT SOME IFR TO MVFR CEILINGS WILL BE SEEN WITH A NW WIND FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT. CEILINGS WILL GRADUALLY LIFT TO MVFR THROUGH NOON...WHILE ISOLATED IFR OVER SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...THEN BECOME MOSTLY VFR TO MVFR IN THE AFTERNOON. (59) && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 349 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2008/ .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FRONT CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...OR FROM ASH FLAT...TO CLINTON...TO WALDRON. THIS FRONT IS BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF STALLING...WHICH WILL ONLY INCREASE THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. HAVE UPDATED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE ALL AREAS SOUTH OF A BOONEVILLE...TO CLINTON...TO BATESVILLE LINE. TWO TO THREE INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...AND WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED...FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH ANY RAINFALL. FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF. THE FRONT WILL GET A PUSH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER TROF FINALLY MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL FILTER IN BEHIND IT. && .INTERMEDIATE TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT UPPER TROF WILL BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA WHEN PERIOD INITIATES WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH DRY AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND DRAG A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AS THIS FEATURE WILL BE LACKING MOISTURE AND OTHER WISE DYNAMICALLY CHALLENGED. MORE SIGNIFICANT LOW LIFTS OUT OF THE ROCKIES MONDAY AND WILL BE LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI BY MONDAY NIGHT. SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO TAP INTO SOME AVAILABLE GULF MOISTURE BUT ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS CAN BE JUSTIFIED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. && .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM LOOKS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ONCE AGAIN...THIS SYSTEM HAS FAMILIAR CHARACTERISTICS TO PAST SYSTEMS. FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY...AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY...BEFORE LIFTING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY...CONTINUING THE CHANCE OF RAINFALL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 57 39 66 46 / 70 20 0 10 CAMDEN AR 64 43 70 48 / 90 20 0 10 HARRISON AR 56 36 66 45 / 40 10 0 10 HOT SPRINGS AR 61 41 69 47 / 80 20 0 10 LITTLE ROCK AR 60 41 67 47 / 80 20 0 10 MONTICELLO AR 67 45 68 48 / 90 30 0 10 MOUNT IDA AR 61 40 69 47 / 70 10 0 10 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 56 37 66 45 / 50 10 0 10 NEWPORT AR 58 41 66 46 / 70 20 0 10 PINE BLUFF AR 63 43 68 48 / 90 30 0 10 RUSSELLVILLE AR 58 38 67 46 / 60 10 0 10 SEARCY AR 59 41 66 47 / 80 20 0 10 STUTTGART AR 61 43 67 47 / 90 30 0 10 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ARKANSAS-BRADLEY- CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW- FAULKNER-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-INDEPENDENCE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON- LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK- POPE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-VAN BUREN-WHITE-WOODRUFF-YELL. && 59/56
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
408 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM HAIL OARK 35.68N 93.58W
04/03/2008 E0.75 INCH JOHNSON AR PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT OARK.
0810 PM HAIL BONNERDALE 34.38N 93.38W
04/03/2008 E1.75 INCH HOT SPRING AR COUNTY OFFICIAL
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN BONNERDALE.
0815 PM HAIL 7 S HOT SPRINGS 34.39N 93.05W
04/03/2008 E0.88 INCH HOT SPRING AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0816 PM HAIL PEARCY 34.43N 93.28W
04/03/2008 E0.88 INCH GARLAND AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0820 PM HAIL PEARCY 34.43N 93.28W
04/03/2008 E0.88 INCH GARLAND AR COUNTY OFFICIAL
NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN SOUTHERN GARLAND COUNTY ON ALBRIGHT
ROAD NEAR PEARCY.
0830 PM HAIL 5 SE OARK 35.63N 93.52W
04/03/2008 E0.75 INCH JOHNSON AR PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OARK.
0835 PM HAIL HOT SPRINGS 34.49N 93.05W
04/03/2008 E1.00 INCH GARLAND AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN HOT SPRINGS.
0848 PM FLASH FLOOD HOT SPRINGS 34.49N 93.05W
04/03/2008 GARLAND AR COUNTY OFFICIAL
STREET FLOODING REPORTED UP TO BOTTOM OF CAR DOOR LEVEL
NEAR OAKLAWN RACE TRACK IN HOT SPRINGS.
0848 PM HAIL 3 W JONES MILL 34.44N 92.94W
04/03/2008 E1.00 INCH GARLAND AR COUNTY OFFICIAL
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 40 TO 45 MPH
AT DIAMOND HEAD IN HOT SPRING COUNTY.
0910 PM TORNADO LONSDALE 34.54N 92.81W
04/03/2008 GARLAND AR AIRPLANE PILOT
DEBRIS IN AIR REPORTED AT THE HWY 70/30 SPLIT NEAR
LONSDALE.
0915 PM TORNADO 2 SW BENTON 34.55N 92.60W
04/03/2008 SALINE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES ARE DOWN AND AUTOMOBILE DAMAGED BY POSSIBLE
TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BENTON
0920 PM TORNADO BENTON 34.57N 92.58W
04/03/2008 SALINE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF DAMAGE AND INJURIES AT A MOBILE HOME PARK ON
HIGHWAY 5. REPORTED TIME IS APPROXIMATE.
0920 PM TORNADO BENTON 34.57N 92.58W
04/03/2008 SALINE AR AMATEUR RADIO
WALL CLOUD REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR JUST EAST OF
EXIT 116 IN BENTON.
0925 PM TORNADO BRYANT 34.61N 92.49W
04/03/2008 SALINE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF DAMAGE AT HURRICANE LAKE ESTATES...ALONG WITH
FIRES STARTED. REPORTED TIME IS APPROXIMATE.
0927 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W BRYANT 34.61N 92.54W
04/03/2008 SALINE AR AMATEUR RADIO
TREES REPORTED DOWN AT TURTLE CREEK.
0934 PM TSTM WND DMG BRYANT 34.61N 92.49W
04/03/2008 SALINE AR AMATEUR RADIO
WIND DAMAGE REPORTED AT THE BUICK DEALERSHIP ON REYNOLDS
RD.
0944 PM TSTM WND DMG BENTON 34.57N 92.58W
04/03/2008 SALINE AR AMATEUR RADIO
DAMAGE REPORTED TO A MOBILE HOME PARK NEAR HURRICANE
LAKES ON HWY 5 IN BENTON.
0950 PM TORNADO CAMMACK VILLAGE 34.78N 92.35W
04/03/2008 PULASKI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF DAMAGE IN CAMMACK VILLAGE...AS WELL AS A GAS
LEAK. MAJOR DAMAGE ON SCHOOLWOOD ROAD. REPORTED TIME IS
APPROXIMATE.
0950 PM TORNADO 6 W DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROC 34.73N 92.34W
04/03/2008 PULASKI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
DAMAGE REPORTS AT MARKHAM AND JOHN BARROW...MARKHAM AND
BROOKHAVEN...ALONG MISSISSIPPI AND ALONG CANTRELL.
REPORTS OF STRUCTURE DAMAGE...CARS FLIPPED OVER...AND
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. REPORTED TIME IS APPROXIMATE.
0954 PM HAIL 6 NW DOWNTOWN LITTLE RO 34.79N 92.31W
04/03/2008 E1.75 INCH PULASKI AR AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL FELL ON RESERVOIR ROAD IN
LITTLE ROCK.
1010 PM HAIL CONWAY 35.09N 92.45W
04/03/2008 E0.75 INCH FAULKNER AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
1010 PM TSTM WND GST NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPO 34.83N 92.27W
04/03/2008 M64.00 MPH PULASKI AR OFFICIAL NWS OBS
WIND GUST OF 64 MPH AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT.
1010 PM TORNADO NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPO 34.83N 92.27W
04/03/2008 PULASKI AR NWS EMPLOYEE
TORNADO PASSED OVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AT THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT.
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT ON AIRPORT
PROPERTY...BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE NWS OFFICE BUILDING.
1015 PM TORNADO GRAVEL RIDGE 34.87N 92.19W
04/03/2008 PULASKI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF DAMAGE ON JACKSONVILLE CATO ROAD WITH TREES ON
A HOUSE ALONG WITH A FIRE.
1135 PM HAIL 6 WSW DOWNTOWN LITTLE R 34.70N 92.33W
04/03/2008 E1.00 INCH PULASKI AR TRAINED SPOTTER
1145 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 NE BATESVILLE 35.80N 91.58W
04/03/2008 INDEPENDENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLASH FLOODING AT ANTIOCH ROAD 3 NORTHEAST OF BATESVILLE.
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD HASKELL 34.51N 92.64W
04/04/2008 SALINE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
INTERSTATE 30 IS FLOODED AT THE HASKELL EXIT.
1210 AM FLASH FLOOD PROVIDENCE 35.37N 91.68W
04/04/2008 WHITE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 157 NEAR HIGHWAY 258 IS FLOODED. THIS WAS RELAYED
BY KAIT IN JONESBORO.
1210 AM FLASH FLOOD ANTIOCH 35.14N 91.92W
04/04/2008 WHITE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY 31 AT HIGHWAY 267 IS FLOODED. THIS WAS RELAYED BY
KAIT IN JONESBORO.
1210 AM FLASH FLOOD NEWPORT 35.63N 91.24W
04/04/2008 JACKSON AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN DOWNTOWN NEWPORT.
1245 AM FLASH FLOOD BENTON 34.57N 92.58W
04/04/2008 SALINE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERSTATE 30 IS FLOODED AT EXIT 119.
1245 AM FLASH FLOOD BRYANT 34.61N 92.49W
04/04/2008 SALINE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERSTATE 30 IS FLOODED AT EXIT 123.
&&
58PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
428 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 AM FLASH FLOOD NORTH LITTLE ROCK 34.79N 92.26W
04/04/2008 PULASKI AR NWS EMPLOYEE
THE DITCHES WERE FULL AND WATER WAS OVER THE ROADS IN
BURNS PARK.
&&
219PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
825 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 AM FLASH FLOOD MALVERN 34.37N 92.82W
04/04/2008 HOT SPRING AR AMATEUR RADIO
STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN MALVERN.
&&
219The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall in central Arkansas caused a rise on the Saline River at Benton to moderate flood level. Some roads were flooded along with pastures along the river. Damages were limited to county roads.
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