Below normal rainfall continued through the month of September across much of Eastern Arkansas. The lack of rainfall expanded severe (D2) drought conditions from just a small portion of East-Central Arkansas to most of Eastern Arkansas.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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 MEG wrote it up.
Below normal rainfall continued through the month of September across much of Eastern Arkansas. The lack of rainfall expanded severe (D2) drought conditions from just a small portion of East-Central Arkansas to most of Eastern Arkansas. The biggest impact from the drought was on agriculture as many crops suffered due to the lack of rainfall. Hydrological concerns started to become an issue by the end of the month as many lake and river levels dropped. Burn bans were issued for most of East Arkansas. A few wildfires occurred as a result of the dry conditions.
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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 28, 1:49 AM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 249 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .DISCUSSION... SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLEAR OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE MID 40S TO AROUND 60. UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY WILL TRACK NORTH TODAY. AS A RESULT...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY KEEPING TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WHICH WILL MEAN DRY WEATHER WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING AT OR BELOW NORMAL. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY. WITH LITTLE IF ANY MOISTURE...NO RAIN IS EXPECTED AS THE FRONT PASSES. COOLER AIR WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BUT THAT WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE WEEKEND. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DROP OUT OF CENTRAL CANADA AND WILL GRADUALLY ENCOMPASS MUCH OF THE EASTERN U.S. BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK KEEPING THINGS DRY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW NORMAL. ARS && AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH TONIGHT...BACKING MORE WESTERLY ON TUESDAY...THEN FROM NORTHEAST LATE IN THE PERIOD. AMD NOT SKED TAF AT KMKL DUE TO VISIBILITY SENSOR FAILURE. THE REST OF THE ELEMENTS FROM THE KMKL SURFACE OBSERVATION ARE WORKING/AVAILABLE HOWEVER. JAB && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 79 57 80 58 / 0 0 0 0 MKL 77 47 79 51 / 0 0 0 0 JBR 77 54 78 54 / 0 0 0 0 TUP 79 52 81 53 / 0 0 0 0 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 305 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-291015- ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON- MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT- PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY- ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA- UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA- 305 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded into Greene County.
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded into Craighead County.
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded into Poinsett County.
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded into Mississippi County.
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded into Cross County.
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded into Crittenden County.
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded into St. Francis County.
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded into Lee County.
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, September 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: 259730, 259731, 259732, 259733, 259734, 259735, 259736, 259737.