Heavy rain brought flooding to Arkansas April 20 to 22, 2019.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Heavy rain brought flooding to Arkansas April 20 to 22, 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 19, 10:59 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1159 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 .AVIATION... VFR conditions are expected through the period, with no significant weather or obstructions to visibility. && .PREV DISCUSSION...(ISSUED 300 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019) SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Sunday Latest Satellite Imagery continues to depict a strong upper level low across eastern portions of the state, gradually moving eastward through the Southeast United States. Also featured, is a ridge of high pressure over west central portions of the country, with another upper level low just off the West US Coast. In addition to satellite data, surface obs shows mostly cloudy skies across the Natural State associated with the aforementioned upper level low over the Lower Mississippi Valley. Some light rain showers have also been noted across central and eastern portions of Arkansas due to this feature, although very little rainfall has been observed. Strong winds have also impacted the state through the afternoon hours due to the strong pressure gradient in place over the region. Wind speeds around 10 to 15 mph were observed, with higher gusts near 25 to 30 mph seen statewide. Winds speeds, cloud cover, and rain chances should decrease through the evening, with mostly clear skies expected overnight tonight. Temperatures have also stayed cool due to cloud cover throughout the day. Latest readings show current temperatures reaching the lower 60s across west and southwest portions of the state, with central, eastern, and northern regions remaining in the 50s. High pressure will build over the state, brining tranquil weather back to the forecast over the weekend. We'll gradually warm through Sunday, with highs reaching the upper 70s and 80s by the end of the period. Likewise, lows tonight will drop into the upper 30s to lower 40s due to cool air in place coupled mostly clear skies. Once again, the warming trend will be noticed for daily minimum temperatures, with 40s and 50s expected for Saturday night/Sunday morning. LONG TERM...Sunday Night Through Friday A majority of the period will be rather uneventful with respect to high impact weather. Through early next week, surface ridging migrating from the Gulf states into the Southeast will support generally fair weather with highs in the 70s to near 80 F and lows in the 50s to low 60s F. Relatively zonal flow is anticipated aloft early, but the gradual approach of a large upper trough in the mid- week time frame will herald increasing southwesterly flow and more unsettled weather late in the period. Sustained southerly low-level flow ahead of this system will allow the return of modified Gulf moisture characterized by dewpoint temps in the upper 50s to low 60s F. Surface cyclogenesis should commence across northern Mexico into southern Texas by Wednesday in response to the approaching upper trough, although the overall response of mass fields appears unimpressive attm. An initially quasi-stationary frontal boundary somewhere invof southern Missouri or perhaps northern Arkansas will eventually push south through the area, although model solutions are quite divergent with mesoscale details given uncertainties with the upper trough structure and evolution. The ECMWF highlights a more dynamic system overall with the maturation of the surface and upper cyclones across our area, but the GFS suggests a less organized and more progressive pattern. Regardless, PWAT values on the order of 1 to 1.5 inches will support soaking rainfall with the big question being where this will occur. Current thinking has the QPF maximum south and west of the state where the best juxtaposition of deep moisture and mesoscale dynamics will reside. This could change in coming days as model solutions begin to converge on a particular solution, however. Thunder will also be possible with at least modest instability anticipated, but severe weather potential appears low for now. && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. && Aviation...57
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 629 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-201000- 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- 629 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 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 No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused flooding on the Black River at Pocahontas April 20, 2019 through the end of the month.
Heavy rain caused flooding on the White River at Des Arc April 20 to 25, 2019.
Heavy rain caused flooding on the White River at Georgetown April 22 to 27, 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: 820076, 820081, 820078.