Heavy rain in March led to flooding which continue into April 2017.
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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.
Heavy rain in March led to flooding which continue into April 2017.
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 Mar 31, 11:14 PM CST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1214 AM CDT Sat Apr 1 2017 .DISCUSSION... Updated to include the 06Z aviation discussion below... && .AVIATION... Overall VFR flight conditions are expected tonight. Areas of MVFR ceilings may form over mainly northern AR overnight and early Saturday morning as some lower stratus clouds drift over the area. Winds will be light and variable initially then become northeast to east at 5 to 10 mph overnight to Saturday. && .PREV DISCUSSION...(ISSUED 905 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2017) Discussion... Overall forecast on track. Mostly clear skies and dry weather tonight, except northern AR where some lower cloud stratus is forecast to settle back over the area later tonight. Lows were be from the mid 40s to mid 50s. Dry for Saturday, with increasing clouds later in the day. Highs in the lower 60s in the northeast, the 70s central, to the lower 80s south. (59) Prev Discussion.../Issued 300 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2017/ SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Sunday An upper low pressure system over the Four Corners Region will wobble to the south tonight and Saturday. By Sunday, it will begin moving east through Texas. Southwest flow will return to Arkansas late Saturday through Sunday. The low will move to central Texas by Sunday afternoon. Sunny skies were across Arkansas much of Arkansas this afternoon. As high pressure builds over the state dry weather will continue tonight and Saturday. The upper ridge begins moving east Saturday afternoon and will allow for moisture to return. A warm front will move north across Arkansas Saturday ahead of an approaching cold front in west Texas. This cold front will move into east Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday...and will introduce rain chances in west Arkansas Saturday night slowly moving eastward. Showers and thunderstorm chances will increase throughout the day Sunday. The heaviest rain will be in the southwest where one to one and a half inches of rain is expected. LONG TERM...Sunday Night Through Friday While the models remain in agreement in keeping the CONUS is a very progressive split flow through the period, differences are evident between them especially as the period progresses. Differences in the models could have significant effects on our sensible weather so a middle of the road approach seems warranted. Period starts with a rather vigorous southern stream system moving through with the ECMWF having more of an open wave with the GFS a closed off low. However, the most significant difference is the amount of water the GFS is cranking out. QPF fields in the gfs seems to be having some type of feedback issues and went more with the ECMWF here. Models are also forecasting convective clusters along the gulf coast which could rob the deep moisture needed for this type of rain and while locally heavy amounts can not be excluded, especially over the south, but the fairly quick motion of the system should preclude any widespread problems. Precipitation will continue through Monday until the system finally departs Monday night, but return flow will set up quickly by Tuesday, as southwest upper flow develops again, and surface low pressure strengthens in lee of the Rockies. Scattered showers/storms will return to the forecast by mid-week. Significant timing and strength differences exist with this system as well but models do seem to be zeroing in on keeping the highest precip amounts to the south. High pressure and dry northwest flow return to end the period with temperatures continuing to run above normal.&& && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. && Aviation...59
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Update National Weather Service Little Rock AR 915 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2017 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-011000- 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- 915 PM CDT Fri Mar 31 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday Through Thursday Sunday and Sunday night, strong storms are possible over far southern Arkansas, and could also occur on Monday, as a storm system moves across the state from the southwest. Damaging wind gusts would be the primary concern with any strong storms during this time period. Also, any stronger storms would be capable of producing heavy rainfall. However, due to the fast-moving nature of the system, any issues with heavy rain are expected to be localized in nature. Another system will traverse Arkansas around late Tuesday into Wednesday. Strong storms could also occur with this system. These next systems are still several days from affecting Arkansas, and the forecast could change quite a bit between now and then. Stay informed by monitoring the latest forecasts and statements from your NWS office. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 59
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was noted in Hardy after heavy rain fell. The flooding continued from March.
Flooding was noted on the White River at Augusta after heavy rain fell. The flooding continued from March.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2017
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: 696180, 696199.