A stalled frontal boundary produced a narrow east-to-west band of moderate to heavy rain across portions of northeast Arkansas during the midday hours of June 5th.
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A stalled frontal boundary produced a narrow east-to-west band of moderate to heavy rain across portions of northeast Arkansas during the midday hours of June 5th.
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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 5, 9:13 AM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 1013 AM CDT Mon Jun 5 2017 .UPDATE... No forecast updates are planned at this time. && .DISCUSSION... A slow moving cold front has sagged into northern portions of the Mid South and has been the focus for nearly stationary showers and thunderstorms. These storms have formed in the area of frontal convergence and within a very moist, tropical airmass. This has supported very heavy rainfall in these areas with localized flooding. The boundary should continue to move southward through the day which should limit the overall flash flood threat to the short- term period. For this reason, plan to hold off on any flash flood watch at this time. Flash flood potential will be monitored closely through the day. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected across areas along and south of the front through the day. As for temperatures, they will be modulated by convective patterns which are difficult to discern in advance. The current forecast handles this well and no updates are planned at this time. JLH && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 426 AM CDT Mon Jun 5 2017/ The last rainy day for a while across the Midsouth, followed by a transition to dry weather Tuesday that will last into the weekend. Early morning GOES water vapor imagery showed an upper low over east TX, with a downstream plume of tropical moisture over the lower MS River valley, the Ohio River valley and southern Appalachia. The upper low center will drop into the northwestern Gulf of Mexico by early evening, with a trof axis extending northeast into central MS and and TN River valley. This trof axis will roughly correlate with the northward extent of mentionable rain chances. Severe thunderstorm chances today will remain marginal at best, given limited instability. Gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall will be possible where updrafts can build high enough for thunder. Tuesday may see lingering showers and perhaps a thunderstorm over north MS into the early afternoon. More robust deep convection will be far removed from the Midsouth- over the central and eastern Gulf coast, east of the upper low center. Drier and cooler air will spread into all the Midsouth Tuesday night, following a cold frontal passage under northerly flow aloft. An upper level ridge over the desert southwest during the midweek periods will deamplify as it lifts to the MS River valley by Saturday. Daytime temps over the Midsouth will warm during the latter half of the week, prevailing as much as 5 degrees above normal this weekend, into the early part of next week. Rain chances will remain limited to diurnal storms on Monday, as higher dewpoints return, with strengthening low level onshore flow. PWB && .AVIATION... 12Z TAF Set Showers will continue to spread into the Mid-South this morning. However, conditions remain VFR thus far except at KJBR. Although, expect KJBR to also improve to VFR by 16Z. Overall, expect VFR conditions to continue today. Can't totally rule out conditions temporarily being lowered in a heavier SHRA or TSRA. After sunset, models are suggesting CIGS may lower to MVFR at KMEM and KTUP while fog may begin to develop at KMKL and KJBR after 06Z reducing VSBYS to IFR/MVFR. Light SW winds will become light and variable by 00Z. KRM && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 310 AM CDT Mon Jun 5 2017 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-061015- Alcorn-Benton MS-Benton TN-Calhoun-Carroll-Chester-Chickasaw-Clay- Coahoma-Craighead-Crittenden-Crockett-Cross-DeSoto-Decatur- Dunklin-Dyer-Fayette-Gibson-Greene-Hardeman-Hardin-Haywood- Henderson-Henry-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lake-Lauderdale-Lawrence- Lee AR-Lee MS-Madison-Marshall-McNairy-Mississippi-Monroe-Obion- Panola-Pemiscot-Phillips-Poinsett-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman- Randolph-Shelby-St. Francis-Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tipton- Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Weakley-Yalobusha- 310 AM CDT Mon Jun 5 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A few strong thunderstorms are possible today, producing locally heavy rainfall and strong winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday A few strong thunderstorms are possible over north Mississippi through mid-afternoon Tuesday. Locally heavy rainfall and strong winds may occur. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time. PWB
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:23 UTC.
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Roads flooded near Allen Engineering in Paragould.
Highway 351 flooded between County Roads 780 and 785.
Several roads on the southeast side of Paragould were closed due to rising water.
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