The White and Cache Rivers rose back above flood stage during the last several days of July, continuing into August.
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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.
The White and Cache Rivers rose back above flood stage during the last several days of July, continuing into 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 22, 6:09 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 709 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 .AVIATION... ONLY A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED AROUND THE STATE...WITH MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY WEAKENING/MOVING AWAY FROM TAF SITES WITHIN THE PAST THREE HOURS. EXPECT THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE EVENING WITH VFR CONDITIONS FORECAST TO PERSIST. SOME OF THE MODELS SUGGEST SOME LIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TAF SITES...BUT AT THIS POINT CONFIDENCE IN FOG FORMING IS TOO LOW. MODELS SHOW YET ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY IMPACTING NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BEGINNING ACROSS THE NORTH DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND SPREADING SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 252 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015/ SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER ARKANSAS AND WILL BRING SEVERAL SHORT WAVES OVER THE STATE. THIS WILL RESULT IN RAIN CHANCES CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST WHERE SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. THE HIGH WILL THEN BEGIN TO MOVE EAST FRIDAY AND THIS WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES OVER MUCH OF THE STATE BUT WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES OVER THE EAST. EXPECT WARMER TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY...WITH MORE SUBSIDENCE OVER THE AREA. LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PERSISTENT UPR LVL RDG WL REGAIN CONTROL OF THE WX PATTERN ACRS THE MID SOUTH THRU THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. THE ACTUAL HIGH CENTER WL RMN W OF AR THRU MUCH OF THE PD. THIS WL ALLOW SEVERAL WEAK UPR LVL IMPULSES TO WORK ARND THE ERN PERIPHERY OF THE RDG ITSELF TO BRING SCTD SHRA/TSRA TO PART OF THE FA HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.THE BULK OF THE CONVECTION WL RMN DIURNAL IN NATURE... WITH THE ERN HALF OF AR HAVING THE BEST CHC OF SEEING RAINFALL. GENERALLY STAYED ALONG THE LINES OF PERSISTENCE WITH REGARD TO TEMPS THRU THE PD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 72 91 74 92 / 60 40 20 20 CAMDEN AR 76 96 76 98 / 30 10 10 10 HARRISON AR 71 89 73 92 / 60 30 20 10 HOT SPRINGS AR 76 96 75 97 / 30 20 10 10 LITTLE ROCK AR 76 96 75 96 / 30 20 10 20 MONTICELLO AR 77 95 76 96 / 40 20 10 20 MOUNT IDA AR 75 95 74 96 / 30 10 10 10 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 70 89 72 92 / 60 40 20 10 NEWPORT AR 74 91 75 93 / 60 40 20 20 PINE BLUFF AR 76 95 75 96 / 40 20 10 20 RUSSELLVILLE AR 73 92 74 95 / 30 20 10 10 SEARCY AR 74 94 74 94 / 50 30 20 20 STUTTGART AR 75 95 76 95 / 40 30 20 20 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR BAXTER-BOONE- FULTON-INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-MARION-NEWTON-SEARCY-SHARP- STONE. && AVIATION...65
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1250 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-231000- 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- 1250 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH CHANCES OF HIT AND MISS RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE TONIGHT. TOWARD THE MISSOURI BORDER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT. ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ISOLATED...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN CONCERN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY FROM LITTLE ROCK TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THIS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A STALLED FRONT. ON FRIDAY...THE FRONT WILL BEGIN DEPARTING TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. UNDER THE HIGH...THE HEAT WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAIN. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY EXCEED 105 DEGREES IN PARTS OF THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 46/44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 428 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ARZ031-032-039-044-222215- CONWAY AR-PERRY AR-PULASKI AR-FAULKNER AR- 428 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN PULASKI...CENTRAL FAULKNER...NORTHEASTERN PERRY AND SOUTHEASTERN CONWAY COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 427 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TOAD SUCK...OR 8 MILES WEST OF CONWAY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CONWAY...GREENBRIER...VILONIA...MAYFLOWER...WOOSTER...MENIFEE... SPRINGHILL...TOAD SUCK...OLMSTEAD...PICKLES GAP...HOLLAND... BIGELOW...FOURCHE...NEW DIXIE...SALTILLO...OTTO AND HAMLET. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3498 9266 3512 9268 3526 9224 3493 9216 TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 258DEG 23KT 3506 9260 65
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 429 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ARZ056-057-064-065-222200- ARKANSAS AR-JEFFERSON AR-DESHA AR-LINCOLN AR- 429 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN DESHA...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 428 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GILLETT...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF DUMAS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GILLETT...MERRISACH LAKE...ARKANSAS POST...WEBER...DE LUCE AND TICHNOR. LAT...LON 3400 9146 3417 9154 3430 9123 3407 9108 TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 250DEG 24KT 3411 9142 224
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 448 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ARZ063-064-069-222230- LINCOLN AR-DREW AR-CLEVELAND AR- 448 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DREW...SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND EASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 447 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HEBRON...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF RISON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RISON...KINGSLAND...HEBRON...TOLEDO...HERBINE...MT ELBA...MARKS MILL STATE PARK...TIPTON...CALMER...PANSY...NEW EDINBURG AND ROWELL. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3374 9228 3384 9233 3404 9207 3375 9193 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 250DEG 14KT 3381 9223 65
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 619 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ARZ025-033-034-045>047-230000- WHITE AR-JACKSON AR-PRAIRIE AR-MONROE AR-WOODRUFF AR-LONOKE AR- 619 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONROE...SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON...EAST CENTRAL LONOKE...CENTRAL WOODRUFF... SOUTHEASTERN WHITE AND NORTHERN PRAIRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 618 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HIGGINSON TO NEAR THURMAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... JUDSONIA AND WEST POINT AROUND 625 PM CDT. PRYOR AROUND 630 PM CDT. DES ARC AND BALD KNOB AROUND 635 PM CDT. HURRICANE LAKE WMA AROUND 640 PM CDT. AUGUSTA AROUND 650 PM CDT. PATTERSON AND MCCRORY AROUND 700 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE LITTLE DIXIE... DIXIE...WORDEN...HAYLEY...BECTON...GREGORY...GRIFFITHVILLE... WIVILLE...WALKER AND HOWELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3537 9121 3495 9118 3488 9176 3527 9179 TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 256DEG 34KT 3522 9171 3497 9170 56
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 640 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ARZ025-033-034-230000- WHITE AR-JACKSON AR-WOODRUFF AR- 640 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN JACKSON...NORTHERN WOODRUFF AND EAST CENTRAL WHITE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 635 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF TUPELO...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF AUGUSTA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TUPELO...ALGOA...MCFADDEN...BRADFORD...BEEDEVILLE...AMAGON... WELDON...BALCH...BLACKVILLE...SHOFFNER...FITZHUGH...POSSUM GRAPE AND INGLESIDE. LAT...LON 3531 9144 3548 9149 3560 9104 3536 9104 TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 256DEG 40KT 3542 9137 56
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The White River at Augusta rose back above flood stage during the evening hours on the 22nd, remaining above flood stage into August.
The Cache River at Patterson rose back above flood stage around midnight on the 23rd, remaining above flood stage into August.
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: 596449, 596448.