Heavy summertime rainfall caused the Cache River to rise above flood stage in late July, and remained above flood stage through late August.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Heavy summertime rainfall caused the Cache River to rise above flood stage in late July, and remained above flood stage through late August.
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 Jul 31, 11:30 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1230 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2013 .AVIATION... OVERALL VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A WEAK FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH OVER SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AND HELP CLEAR ANY REMAINING ISOLATED CONVECTION. OVERNIGHT SOME PATCHY MVFR FOG AND CEILINGS WILL BE SEEN...BUT NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT ANY TAF SITE. LIGHT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NW TO NE AT 3 TO 8 KNOTS ON THURSDAY. (59) && .UPDATE... /ISSUED 808 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED FROM NORTH ARKANSAS INTO CENTRAL SECTIONS. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHWARD. POPS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THE EVENING. TEMPERATURES AND CLOUD COVER HAVE BEEN EDITED BASED ON OBSERVATIONS AND TRENDS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 237 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013/ SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FRONT OVER THE OZARKS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DROP SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORMS POSSIBLE. COVERAGE SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. STRONG STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT HEAVIER CELLS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AS PRECIPITABLE WATER CONTINUES TO BE OVER TWO INCHES...AND MEAN STORM MOTION IS AROUND 10 KNOTS OR LESS. ONCE THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA...DRIER AIR /AND I USE THAT TERM LOOSELY/...WILL MOVE IN. NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW WILL CONTINUE...AND TEMPERATURES WILL LARGELY BE WITHIN FIVE DEGREES OF AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIP WILL COME TOWARD THE WEEKEND...AS THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED FRONT MOVES BACK TO THE NORTH A BIT. PRECIP CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE NORTHEAST HALF...WITH THE SOUTHWEST HALF UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF UPPER RIDGING ANCHORED TO THE SOUTHWEST. LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE EXTENDED...WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN REMAINING. THE POSITION OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE A MAJOR FACTOR IN RAIN CHANCES AND AMOUNTS. THE NEWEST GUIDANCE IS TRENDING THIS FRONT TO MOVE JUST NORTH OF ARKANSAS...WITH THE BEST RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE STATE. WITH THE CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1235 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2013 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-011000- 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- 1235 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTH ARKANSAS TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY BE SEEN BUT BE CONFINED TO FAR SOUTH ARKANSAS. THE THREAT OF ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE VERY LOW. THE FRONT WILL EXIT SOUTH ARKANSAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF ARKANSAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A PERSISTENT NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODIC CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. AT THIS TIME...THE CHANCE OF ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 59/51
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 741 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013 ARZ042-043-054-055-010110- GARLAND AR-GRANT AR-HOT SPRING AR-SALINE AR- 741 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SALINE...NORTHEASTERN HOT SPRING...NORTHWESTERN GRANT AND EXTREME EASTERN GARLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 736 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HASKELL...OR NEAR BENTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SHERIDAN... BENTON... TULL... TRASKWOOD... PRATTSVILLE... HASKELL... SHAW... NANCE... MAGNET COVE... GLEN ROSE... FENTER... BELFAST... BAUXITE... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 117. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN! LAT...LON 3425 9234 3442 9288 3462 9273 3452 9241 TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 347DEG 12KT 3450 9260 226
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
817 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG HASKELL 34.51N 92.64W
07/31/2013 SALINE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN AND AROUND HASKELL.
&&
226SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 845 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013 ARZ042-053>055-062-010230- CLARK AR-DALLAS AR-GARLAND AR-GRANT AR-HOT SPRING AR- 845 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HOT SPRING...WESTERN GRANT... SOUTHERN GARLAND...NORTHWESTERN DALLAS AND NORTHERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 841 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HOT SPRINGS MEMORIAL FIELD TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POYEN...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MALVERN... LAKE HAMILTON... HOT SPRINGS... DEGRAY LAKE... ARKADELPHIA... PINEY... JENKINS FERRY STATE PARK... LAKE CATHERINE... THIEL... ROCKWELL... ROCKPORT... PERLA... LOFTON... HOT SPRINGS NATL PARK... HOT SPRINGS MEMORIAL FIELD... DEGRAY LAKE SP... CADDO VALLEY... WILLOW... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 98. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN! LAT...LON 3455 9312 3426 9256 3395 9279 3428 9345 TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 057DEG 26KT 3445 9312 3426 9275 226
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
847 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG GIFFORD 34.37N 92.73W
07/31/2013 HOT SPRING AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE REPORTED DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 270 NEAR BIG CREEK
ROAD.
&&
226SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 929 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013 ARZ041-042-052>054-010300- CLARK AR-GARLAND AR-HOT SPRING AR-MONTGOMERY AR-PIKE AR- 929 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PIKE...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...WESTERN HOT SPRING...EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN GARLAND AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT... AT 923 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GLENWOOD...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MT IDA...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GLENWOOD... AMITY... WELSH... ROSBORO... CADDO GAP... BONNERDALE... ALPINE... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN! LAT...LON 3421 9328 3418 9363 3444 9363 3448 9342 TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 347DEG 18KT 3437 9350 226
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
954 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG BISMARCK 34.32N 93.17W
07/31/2013 HOT SPRING AR TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN BISMARCK AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY
84 JUST EAST OF TOWN.
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226The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy summertime rainfall caused the Cache River at Patterson to rise above flood stage in late July, and the river then remained above flood stage until the afternoon hours of the 26th.
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