A cold front plowed into hot and humid air on the 28th and 29th, bringing isolated severe storms and flash flooding.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
A cold front plowed into hot and humid air on the 28th and 29th, bringing isolated severe storms and flash flooding.
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 Jun 28, 1:44 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 244 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT COLD FRONT ROUGHLY ALONG A BATESVILLE TO CLARKSVILLE LINE...AND CONTINUING TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY IN FAVORABLE TERRAIN AND LIFT ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DISSIPATING WITH SUNSET. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND FLOODING RAINFALL...BUT SMALL HAIL CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWING FRONT IS BRINGING SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR TO THE NORTH...WITH DEWPOINTS ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI IN THE MID 60S. THIS DRIER AIR WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE STATE AND BRING A LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE SCORCHING HEAT. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SOUTH...BUT HAS SLOWED DOWN IN RECENT DAYS. HAVE KEPT THE TREND OF SMALL POPS IN THE SOUTH TUESDAY...WITH DRY WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSER TO NORMAL...WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S. && .LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY PRECIPITATION FORECASTS WILL CONTINUE A CONSERVATIVE TREND DURING THIS PERIOD. FORECAST UNCERTAINTY EXITS WITH REGARD TO ANY RESIDUAL MOISTURE AVAILABLE FROM A TROPICAL SYSTEM ALEX. LATER FORECASTS WILL BETTER ABLE TO REFINE ANY PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL. NEAR...TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL DURING THIS PERIOD. && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...58 / LONG TERM...55
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 753 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-291000- 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- 753 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS ARKANSAS TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FRONT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LIMITS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS REACHING SEVERE LEVELS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY... BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 55
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1241 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ARZ040-281820- POLK- 1241 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR POLK COUNTY UNTIL 120 PM CDT... AT 1240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHERRY HILL TO 8 MILES WEST OF COVE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. ALSO...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ADVISED TO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY RAIN. 55
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 248 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ARZ065-282015- DESHA- 248 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DESHA COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 247 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ARKANSAS CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE ARKANSAS CITY...AND ROHWER. FREQUENT...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. 55
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 310 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ARZ062-063-066>068-282050- BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLEVELAND-DALLAS-OUACHITA- 310 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BRADLEY...CALHOUN...CLEVELAND... DALLAS AND OUACHITA COUNTIES UNTIL 350 PM CDT... AT 310 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF HARRELL FIELD AIRPORT TO BEARDEN TO HARRELL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. PEOPLE IN BRADLEY...CALHOUN...CLEVELAND...DALLAS AND OUACHITA COUNTIES...INCLUDING BEARDEN...THORNTON...HOPEVILLE...FORDYCE... WARREN AND TRI COUNTY LAKE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. FREQUENT...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ADVISED TO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY RAIN. 62
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 329 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ARZ065-282100- DESHA- 329 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DESHA COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 328 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROSEDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT JIMMIE LAKE...WHITE RIVER LANDING AND JEFFERSON LAKE. FREQUENT...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ADVISED TO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY RAIN. 62
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 420 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ARZ042-053-054-282150- CLARK-GARLAND-HOT SPRING- 420 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CLARK...GARLAND AND HOT SPRING COUNTIES UNTIL 450 PM CDT... AT 420 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BISMARCK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE LAKE CATHERINE...BISMARK...RED OAK...SHINN MOUNTAIN...SOCIAL HILL AND PETTYVIEW. FREQUENT...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ADVISED TO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY RAIN. 62
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:24 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Eight power poles were blown down and there was some tree damage off U.S. Highway 79 southwest of Bearden.
Some low water crossings were flooded around Parks.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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