Severe thunderstorms caused wind damage and flash flooding in portions of north and central Arkansas on the 14th and 15th.
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Severe thunderstorms caused wind damage and flash flooding in portions of north and central Arkansas on the 14th and 15th.
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 14, 4:58 AM CST, 7 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 558 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. HRRR HAS SHOWED GREAT CONTINUITY WITH CONTINUING TO DEVELOP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AROUND 21Z. THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT THE SHOWERS MAY NOT MAKE MUCH PROGRESS TO THE SOUTH...HOWEVER DID INCLUDE VCTS AS FAR SOUTH AS KLIT/KHOT/KADF...MAINLY AFTER 00Z && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 317 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015/ SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE IN THE SHORT TERM. VERY FEW CHANGES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH HIGHS ONCE AGAIN IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S FOR MOST AREAS WITH HEAT INDICES AT OR EXCEEDING 105 DEGREES. WILL CONTINUE THE HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WEAKENING THE UPPER RIDGE JUST A BIT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE WILL ALLOW SEVERAL WEAK SHORTWAVES TO ROTATE THROUGH BRINGING SMALL CHANCES OF CONVECTION TO MAINLY THE NORTHEAST COUNTIES. RIDGE EXPANDS ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH PRECIPITATION ONCE AGAIN SHUTTING OFF. WITH TEMPERATURES JUST A TOUCH COOLER WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND A FEW SHOWERS AROUND...AREA WILL LIKELY NOT REACH HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...IT LOOKS LIKE CRITERIA WILL BE MET ONCE AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK AS RIDGE GETS REESTABLISHED. MOS GUIDANCE HAS BEEN RUNNING A TOUCH WARMER THAN ACTUAL TEMPS AND WILL SHAVE A DEGREE OR TWO OFF THE NUMBERS PROVIDED. LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER ARKANSAS TO BEGIN THE LONG TERM WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE LOWER TO UPPER 90S. BY MONDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE TO THE WEST ALLOWING A FRONT TO APPROACH THE STATE FROM THE NORTH. THE MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE A BIT ON THE EXACT TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE FRONT WITH THE ECMWF MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE. WHILE THE 00Z RUNS OF THE GFS AND ECMWF DID COME SLIGHTLY MORE IN LINE THAN THE 12Z RUNS...THERE IS STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO NOT YET INCLUDE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS LATE MONDAY NIGHT && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 96 77 94 74 / 10 20 20 20 CAMDEN AR 98 73 95 72 / 0 0 0 10 HARRISON AR 93 74 92 73 / 10 20 20 10 HOT SPRINGS AR 97 75 95 74 / 0 0 10 10 LITTLE ROCK AR 98 77 96 76 / 10 10 10 10 MONTICELLO AR 97 76 95 75 / 0 0 10 10 MOUNT IDA AR 95 74 94 73 / 0 0 0 10 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 93 74 93 72 / 10 20 20 20 NEWPORT AR 98 77 94 74 / 10 20 20 20 PINE BLUFF AR 97 75 95 74 / 0 0 10 10 RUSSELLVILLE AR 98 76 95 75 / 10 10 10 10 SEARCY AR 96 74 95 74 / 10 10 20 10 STUTTGART AR 98 77 95 76 / 10 10 10 10 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 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. && AVIATION...65
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 444 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-150945- BOONE-MARION-BAXTER-FULTON-SHARP-NEWTON-SEARCY-STONE-IZARD- INDEPENDENCE-JOHNSON-POPE-VAN BUREN-CLEBURNE-JACKSON-LOGAN-CONWAY- FAULKNER-WHITE-WOODRUFF-SCOTT-YELL-PERRY-POLK-MONTGOMERY-GARLAND- SALINE-PULASKI-LONOKE-PRAIRIE-MONROE-PIKE-CLARK-HOT SPRING-GRANT- JEFFERSON-ARKANSAS-DALLAS-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-DESHA-OUACHITA- CALHOUN-BRADLEY-DREW- 444 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AGAIN ON TUESDAY WITH A HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES EXCEEDING 105 DEGREES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WITH AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORM POSSIBLE...WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY TEMPERATURES WILL STAY HOT WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S EACH DAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL ROUTINELY TOP TRIPLE DIGITS...ADDITIONAL HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NECESSARY. ISOLATED STORMS MAY BE SEEN ON WEDNESDAY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE...BUT COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:48 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree fell across three cars in the Mammoth Spring State Park area.
Trees and powerlines were blown down in Beebe.
Trees were blown down between Mountain Home and Midway.
Trees were blown down between Mountain Home and Henderson.
Heavy rain of 2 to 3 inches fell in less than one hour and caused flash flooding in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, July 2015
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: 592318, 592319, 596438, 596439, 592316.