on the Cache River. The flooding was from March 10 to 19 before more flooding at the end of the month.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Heavy rain brought some flooding to northeast Arkansas...on the Cache River. The flooding was from March 10 to 19 before more flooding at the end of the month.
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 10, 6:35 AM CST, 7 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated for Aviation National Weather Service Little Rock AR 635 AM CST Fri Mar 10 2017 .AVIATION... Low clouds/MVFR ceilings will be noted this morning over the southern half of Arkansas. Later this morning, VFR conditions will return. It will be mostly clear this afternoon and evening. Clouds will increase again after midnight tonight. Winds today will be northeast at 10 to 20 mph, with gusts from 18 to 28 mph. Winds tonight will be east/northeast at 6 to 12 mph. (46) && .SHORT TERM...Today Through Saturday Night A cold front will push to the south of Arkansas today. Behind the front, a large area of high pressure will start building from the upper Midwest toward the Ohio Valley. Clockwise flow around the high will produce breezy northeast winds. This will especially be the case in the eastern half of the state, with a Lake Wind Advisory posted. Winds will diminish and will become less gusty tonight. Temperatures in the north should dip to around freezing or a little below. Given that plants are beginning to sprout, opted to issue a Freeze Warning for about the northern two rows of counties. Late tonight and especially Saturday, a storm system will interact with the front to the south. Clouds will increase and thicken, with rain becoming widespread. Models continue to show enough cooling aloft to support snow in northeast Arkansas, and that should happen Saturday afternoon/evening. Moisture will quickly leave the building Saturday night, so snow will not last long. Given this and warm ground temperatures, went with small accumulations of an inch or less. && .LONG TERM...Sunday Through Thursday An upper ridge will be over the west coast to begin the period. This will provide northwest flow to Arkansas. A short wave trough comes through the state Monday, forming a closed low over the Ohio River Valley Tuesday. Northwest flow returns to Arkansas Tuesday. The upper ridge moves very slowly east through Thursday. A cold front will move through the Plains Sunday evening and overnight. This will bring increasing chances of precipitation to the area. With cold air in place...snow chances will return to the north Sunday night. Only expect a couple of tenths of an inch in the northeast. Rain may mix with snow across other parts of north and cenral Arkansas. The system should move east of the state by mid day Monday...and the cold front will move nearly to the east coast by Tuesday morning. High pressure settles over the area Tuesday and Wednesday. A short wave moves through Wednesday night and Thursday with a chance of showers. A slow warming trend will begin Monday and continue through the end of the period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 55 33 39 26 / 10 10 70 70 Camden AR 65 42 53 33 / 20 10 60 80 Harrison AR 54 32 37 25 / 0 10 80 50 Hot Springs AR 63 40 48 31 / 10 10 70 80 Little Rock AR 61 37 46 31 / 10 10 70 80 Monticello AR 64 41 52 34 / 20 10 50 80 Mount Ida AR 63 39 47 30 / 10 10 70 80 Mountain Home AR 53 31 35 24 / 0 10 80 60 Newport AR 55 32 39 27 / 10 10 70 70 Pine Bluff AR 62 39 49 32 / 10 10 60 80 Russellville AR 60 37 43 28 / 10 10 80 70 Searcy AR 57 34 42 27 / 10 10 70 80 Stuttgart AR 60 37 47 31 / 10 10 60 80 && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Lake Wind Advisory until 3 PM CST this afternoon FOR Arkansas- Bradley-Calhoun-Cleburne-Cleveland-Dallas-Desha-Drew-Faulkner- Grant-Independence-Jackson-Jefferson-Lincoln-Lonoke-Monroe- Ouachita-Prairie-Pulaski-Saline-Sharp-White-Woodruff. Freeze Warning from 3 AM to 9 AM CST Saturday FOR Baxter-Boone- Fulton-Izard-Marion-Newton-Searcy-Sharp-Stone. && Short Term...46 / Long Term...51
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 500 AM CST Fri Mar 10 2017 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-111100- 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- 500 AM CST Fri Mar 10 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A cold front will exit to the south today. A large area of high pressure will start building from the upper Midwest to the Ohio Valley. Clockwise flow around the high will produce breezy northeast winds in Arkansas, especially over the eastern half of the state. Wind speeds will average 15 to 25 mph, with some gusts over 30 mph possible. At or slightly below freezing temperatures are expected tonight in about the northern two rows of counties. This will stress plants, especially those that have sprouted given mild temperatures recently. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday Through Thursday A storm system tracking along the aforementioned front will bring rain back to the area on Saturday. It will be much cooler, and likely cold enough in parts of the north for a light wintry mix Saturday afternoon and evening. Light accumulating snow up to one inch will be possible in the northeast. By Sunday morning, a widespread freeze is in the forecast. This will include much of the state. A hard freeze will be noted in the Ozarks, with temperatures falling to the mid 20s. A similar freeze is expected Tuesday night. Yet another system system will move through Sunday night and Monday. There will be a brief period of light rain across the north, with a chance of light snow in the northeast. A slow warming trend will follow, with one more system late Wednesday and Thursday. The system will bring a chance of showers. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 46/51
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River.
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