Heavy rain led to some flooding in the first part of July 2017. 27 inches at Hardy (Sharp County) and Salem (Fulton County).
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Heavy rain led to some flooding in the first part of July 2017. Twenty four hour rainfall through 700 am CDT on the 5th included 3.52 inches at Gamaliel (Baxter County), 2.68 inches at Murfreesboro (Pike County), 2,42 inches at Mountain View (Stone County), 2.36 inches at Georgetown (White County), and 2.27 inches at Hardy (Sharp County) and Salem (Fulton County).
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 5, 5:45 AM CST, 7 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...Update National Weather Service Little Rock AR 645 AM CDT Wed Jul 5 2017 .Aviation... Variable ceilings will be seen this morning, with MVFR and patchy IFR over northern AR. Central and southern areas of AR will see mainly VFR conditions with ceilings, with patchy MVFR conditions with ceilings and fog. Showers with a few thunderstorms will be possible this morning mainly over central locations initially, then southwest to southern areas later in the morning. Later today, additional isolated showers and thunderstorms will again be seen over mainly central to northern AR. Winds will be light and variable or south to southwest at 5 to 10 mph this morning, then become more south to southwest, while becoming west over northern AR at 5 to 15 mph. (59) && .Prev Discussion.../ Issued 322 AM CDT Wed Jul 5 2017/ Main concerns in this forecast cycle are chances of convection almost each day, with a lower chance late in the week. Any chance of strong to severe storms. Overall temperatures may be below normal. On the surface, a weak frontal boundary was draped across AR from near KFSM to around KHRO and into MO. Temperatures were in the upper 60s in the north, to the mid 70s in the south. Dew point temperatures were from the upper 60s to lower 70s. Some patchy fog, dense in a few spots, was seen mainly over north central to northern AR. The upper low pressure system was over central MO and rotating upper energy into AR. An area of convection was pushing into western AR at this time and moving east, while lighter showers in the north and far east. The most significant convection was in western AR associated with the strongest lift rotating around the upper low pressure system. Small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain was seen with the storms. && .SHORT TERM...Today Through Thursday Night The forecast will start with the greatest chance of showers and thunderstorms over western AR associated with the max lift. Patchy fog in spots. This area is forecast to move east southeast this morning and hence the highest moves into central areas. A bit lower chances of rain will be over the north and southeast. Models do gradually weaken this area through the day, then more of a chance of convection over mainly northern near the surface low, while the frontal boundary is forecast to gradually move southeast into AR and become nearly stationary over central AR. The risk of any strong to severe storms remains isolated, and SPC only has a marginal risk over much of AR. Tonight, the upper low pressure system and low pressure trough is forecast to move more east, and hence taking the main lift to eastern AR. On Thursday, the system continues to slowly move east and pushing much of the rain to far eastern AR. This movement continues to the east, and rain chances lower from west to southeast. Temperatures will be below normal values due to the clouds and rain, as well as the frontal boundary sagging through the state. && .LONG TERM...Friday Through Tuesday Once again, the medium range models are in decent enough agreement that one solution is not preferred over another. The models all continue to show a persistent pattern, characterized by a strong anticyclone over the rockies and subsequent downstream troughing over the Great Lakes and the northeast quadrant of the nation. As such, a blend of solutions is preferred. Aforementioned upper pattern will be in place when the period starts with northwest flow remaining over the region. With the synoptic scale systems remaining generally in place, northwest flow will persist. Precipitation chances will be primarily diurnally driven, aided by upper level impulses moving through the upper flow. The strongest of these disturbances looks to come through in the Saturday afternoon time frame so higher pops are justified here. Temperatures will be largely dependent on convective activity but overall temperatures are expected to average slightly below normal. Warmest day of the period looks to be Friday with temperatures cooling off a bit for the remainder of the period, Overall the MAV/MEX numbers look a little overdone and I will undercut them slightly. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 84 70 86 71 / 50 40 30 10 Camden AR 89 73 89 73 / 60 40 30 20 Harrison AR 81 66 86 68 / 50 40 20 0 Hot Springs AR 85 72 88 72 / 60 40 30 10 Little Rock AR 86 73 88 73 / 60 40 30 10 Monticello AR 88 74 88 73 / 50 40 40 20 Mount Ida AR 84 70 88 70 / 60 40 30 10 Mountain Home AR 83 67 87 68 / 50 50 20 0 Newport AR 85 71 86 71 / 50 50 30 10 Pine Bluff AR 86 73 88 73 / 60 40 30 10 Russellville AR 86 70 88 71 / 50 40 20 0 Searcy AR 85 71 88 72 / 60 40 30 10 Stuttgart AR 86 73 88 73 / 60 40 30 10 && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. && Short Term...59 / Long Term...56
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 446 AM CDT Wed Jul 5 2017 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-061000- 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- 446 AM CDT Wed Jul 5 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of Arkansas today, while a bit lower tonight, as a weather system moves through the area. An isolated strong to severe storm may develop, with strong winds and hail the main threats. Heavy rain will also be seen in some areas, especially over southwest Arkansas, and localized flooding may be seen. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday Through Tuesday Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible through the period, as the upper northwest flow brings weather systems to Arkansas. A bit lower chances are forecast Friday with lower upper system support. Some decrease in coverage is expected early next week as upper level high pressure starts to build in from the west. Overall, the threat of any severe storms will be low and isolated. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation is not anticipated today and tonight. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 59/56
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused flooding on the White River at Augusta July 5.
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson on July 7.
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