Flooding resulted from heavy rain in the middle part of April 2019.
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Flooding resulted from heavy rain in the middle part of April 2019.
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 Apr 14, 2:01 PM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 301 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019 .SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Tuesday Satellite imagery continues to indicate low clouds across central and eastern portions of the forecast area. These low clouds will continue decrease in coverage this afternoon, as associated upper level energy moves east across the mid south. Dry conditions, and a warming trend is expected during this period. Southerly low level flow will develop during the second half of the period, as well defined Pacific upper level energy moves towards the central and southern Rockies. Near to slightly above normal temperatures will be in place late in the period. && .LONG TERM...Tuesday Night Through Sunday Severe thunderstorm and flooding concerns remain for the long term period with the potential for another severe episode Wednesday into Thursday. Given widespread rainfall anomalies across southern and eastern portions of the area, flash flooding will also be possible and ongoing river flooding may be prolonged or exacerbated by expected rainfall. To begin the period, a significant upper trough will be positioned invof the Great Basin with an upper shortwave ridge amplifying and ejecting across the eastern CONUS. The upper trough should impinge on the Rockies early Wednesday morning with rapid surface cyclogenesis commencing across the western Kansas. With persistent surface ridging across the southeast, the pressure gradient locally will tighten, leading to elevated winds for much of the period. Increasing poleward moisture flux owing to strong southerly flow will advect 60+ F dewpoint temps across much of the area by Wednesday afternoon and prime the boundary layer to support deep moist convection. Models continue showing uncertainty with the strength, position, and evolution of the upper trough and now cast uncertainty on the evolution of the surface cyclone. The 12Z runs hint at the development of a secondary surface cyclone invof the TX/OK Panhandles late Wednesday, which could affect the low-level mass field response. While the overall atmosphere appears conducive to severe weather based on a broad assessment, determining the magnitude and risk areas associated with specific hazards proves difficult still. Another consideration is the timing of this system not being entirely optimal to maximize thermodynamic instability with the brunt of convection anticipated late evening through the overnight hours, and the instability fields given by the 12Z GFS show a decrease in overall MLCAPE coincident with the passing of the most favorable dynamic support. Still... impressive mid-level lapse rates on the order of 7.5+ C/km and bulk shear values exceeding 50 kts should more than support organized convection. Additionally, one or more plumes of very rich, deep tropospheric moisture will readily support heavy rain with the convection that develops. PWAT values will be in the 1.5 to 2 inch range, representing the 90th or greater percentile based on climatology. As with the severe potential, assessing the magnitude of any flood threat is difficult attm, but antecedent conditions suggest flooding will be possible, particularly across the southern and eastern half of the state. Ongoing river flooding may also be exacerbated or prolonged, depending on how much QPF is realized. A good, broad- brushed estimate for now paints 2 to 4 inches across the southern half of the state with lesser amounts elsewhere. A couple of mitigating factors are the rapid green-up of vegetation and the progressive nature of this system... still, this bears watching. Rain may linger across eastern areas through Thursday with wrap- around moisture contributing to lingering showers in the north into Friday. Thereafter, we should begin to dry out with temps moderating to above-average for highs through the end of the period. Lows will remain near- or a touch below-average from the end of the week and beyond. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 39 73 53 77 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 41 77 51 79 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 39 75 54 78 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 40 74 51 76 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 41 74 52 77 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 42 75 51 77 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 38 74 51 76 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 38 75 53 78 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 40 72 53 76 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 41 74 51 77 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 41 74 53 78 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 39 73 51 77 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 43 73 53 76 / 0 0 0 0 && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. && Short Term...55 / Long Term...COOPER
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 302 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019 ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-151000- Boone-Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Randolph-Newton-Searcy-Stone- Izard-Independence-Lawrence-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- 302 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Some breezy northwest winds will remain possible through early this Sunday afternoon. Expect winds of 10 to 20 mph...with some gusts exceeding 25 mph at time. Otherwise...the threat for seeing hazardous weather will be low through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday Through Saturday Thunderstorms will return to the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. While a few strong to severe thunderstorms may be seen...the overall threat for seeing widespread hazardous weather is a bit uncertain at this time. Refer to the latest forecasts in the coming days as these uncertainties become more clear. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 62/69
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
427 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2019
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0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HAMPTON 33.54N 92.47W
04/13/2019 CALHOUN AR EMERGENCY MNGR
GUSTY WINDS DOWNED SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES. THIS
BLOCKED ROADS IN SOME CASES.
0300 PM FLASH FLOOD HAMPTON 33.54N 92.47W
04/13/2019 CALHOUN AR EMERGENCY MNGR
HEAVY RAIN CAUSED WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF ROADS IN
HAMPTON.
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46The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused flooding on the Black River at Black Rock April 14, 2019 through the end of the month .
Heavy rain caused flooding on the Cache River at Patterson April 14, 2019 through the end of the month.
Heavy rain caused flooding on the Petit Jean River at Danville April 18 through the 20th, 2019.
Heavy rain caused flooding on the Saline River April 18 and 19, 2019.
Heavy rain caused flooding on the Fourche LaFave River from April 18 through April 21, 2019.
Flooding resulted from heavy rain on the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia April 18 and 19, 2019.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2019
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: 820073, 820074, 820071, 820069, 820070, 820068.