Severe drought encompassed the southeastern half of Arkansas throughout the month of December. Extreme drought developed over part of southern Arkansas during the last week of the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Severe drought encompassed the southeastern half of Arkansas throughout the month of December. Extreme drought developed over part of southern Arkansas during the last week of the month.
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 Nov 30, 11:18 PM CST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1118 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 .UPDATE... UPDATED FOR 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW... && .AVIATION... VFR TAFS WILL PREVAIL AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AT THE SFC. THIS HIGH WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER WINDS WITH A GENERAL WRLY DIRECTION THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BACK SERLY WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A WEAK SHRTWV. THIS WAVE WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH CLOUDS BUT NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED AS LOW LVLS REMAIN QUITE DRY. && PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 154 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010/ SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT FAIRLY BENIGN WEATHER IN STORE FOR THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. SOMEWHAT EXPANSIVE DECK OF STRATOCU STILL EXISTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH ONLY SOME PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE SOUTH. WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE FROM THE DEPARTING SYSTEM SHOULD EXIT THE FORECAST AREA AROUND 5-7PM THIS EVENING FOR CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT. LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE AND WILL LET THIS GO UNTIL 6PM AS PLANNED. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING BUT WILL NOT GO CALM. DESPITE LIGHT WINDS...CLEAR SKIES AND A COLD AIR MASS WILL BE ENOUGH FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 20S...WITH ELEVATED LOCALES BEING THE WARMEST SPOTS MOST LIKELY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER LOUISIANA TOMORROW AND WILL HAVE SOME INFLUENCE OVER SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...THOUGH NWLY FLOW FROM THE SFC UPWARD WILL LIMIT THE WARMING TREND SOMEWHAT. HIGHS OVER THE SW WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S POSSIBLY...WHILE IN THE NORTHEAST THEY WILL MANAGE ONLY MID 40S FOR HIGHS ON WED. A LITTLE MORE WARMING WILL BE HAD ON THURSDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. HIGHS WILL BREAK BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S UP NORTH...AND LOW 60S IN THE SOUTH. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST MAY TAKE A SHOT AT 65. PLAYED THINGS CONSERVATIVE ON THU AS THERE ARE SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES W/RESPECT TO HOW WARM MID- LEVEL TEMPS WILL BE...AND HOW DEEP THE MIXED LAYER WILL BECOME. SIMILAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY AS NW FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE MID SOUTH...BUT HIGHS MANAGE TO BREAK INTO THE 60S. LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE SW U.S. TO START THE PERIOD...WITH MILDER TEMPS AND DRY WEATHER FOR SATURDAY. LATER SATURDAY TO SUNDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE GRADUALLY BREAKS DOWN...AS A WEAK SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE SW PLAINS. A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THEN THE UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS MORE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND ALLOWS A COLD FRONT TO DROP SOUTH ACROSS AR ON SUNDAY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. THE STRONG AND COLDER SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER AR INTO MONDAY...DRYING CONDITIONS OUT AND DROPPING TEMPS TO BELOW NORMAL VALUES. TEMPS WILL START ABOVE NORMAL SATURDAY...THEN LOWER TO BELOW NORMAL MONDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 26 47 30 52 / 0 0 0 0 CAMDEN AR 27 57 33 61 / 0 0 0 0 HARRISON AR 25 46 29 53 / 0 0 0 0 HOT SPRINGS AR 27 54 33 60 / 0 0 0 0 LITTLE ROCK AR 29 53 33 58 / 0 0 0 0 MONTICELLO AR 29 55 34 61 / 0 0 0 0 MOUNT IDA AR 25 55 30 60 / 0 0 0 0 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 25 46 28 52 / 0 0 0 0 NEWPORT AR 27 48 30 52 / 0 0 0 0 PINE BLUFF AR 29 53 33 60 / 0 0 0 0 RUSSELLVILLE AR 24 51 29 57 / 0 0 0 0 SEARCY AR 26 49 29 54 / 0 0 0 0 STUTTGART AR 29 51 32 56 / 0 0 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && AVIATION...63/62
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 110 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-011100- 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- 110 PM CST TUE NOV 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA...AND PRODUCE ELEVATED WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM. AFTER SUNSET...THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 51/59
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
22 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought conditions covered the eastern half of Jackson County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county late in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered all but northwestern Woodruff County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county late in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered southeastern White County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county late in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered all except a portion of eastern Monroe County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county late in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered all except the northwest corner of Prairie County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county late in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered all except northern Lonoke County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county late in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered the southern half of Saline County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county early in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered the southeastern part of Garland County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county early in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered all except the southeastern part of Arkansas County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county late in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Jefferson County throughout the month of December.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Grant County throughout the month of December.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Hot Spring County throughout the month of December.
Severe drought conditions covered the northwestern part of Desha County early in December, then spread across the remainder of the county late in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered all except the eastern portion of Drew County early in December, then spread across the remainder of the county late in the month.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Cleveland County throughout the month of December.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Dallas County throughout the month of December.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Clark County at the beginning of December. Late in the month, extreme drought developed along the western edge of the county.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Pike County at the beginning of December. Late in the month, extreme drought developed over eastern and southern portions of the county.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Bradley County at the beginning of December. Late in the month, extreme drought developed over the southwestern part of the county.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Calhoun County at the beginning of December. Late in the month, extreme drought developed over the southern part of the county.
Severe drought conditions covered all of Ouachita County at the beginning of December. Late in the month, extreme drought developed over the western and southern portions of the county.
Severe drought conditions covered the southern part of Pulaski County at the beginning of December, then spread to the remainder of the county early in the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, December 2010
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: 268605, 268606, 268607, 268608, 268609, 268610, 268611, 268612, 268613, 268614, 268615, 268616, 268617, 268618, 268619, 268620, 268621, 268622, 268623, 268624, 268626, 268627.