A wet pattern continued heading into the middle of the month. Another storm system approached from the southwest on the 11th, and produced mainly rain across the region.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
A wet pattern continued heading into the middle of the month. Another storm system approached from the southwest on the 11th, and produced mainly rain across the region. This led to some flooding on the White and Cache Rivers.
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 Jan 12, 6:15 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 615 AM CST Sat Jan 12 2019 .AVIATION... For the 12Z TAFs, MVFR and IFR conditions are prominent across the state as rain showers move through the area. Light rain will linger through day, and should slowly begin to dissipate through the late morning and afternoon hours from the southwest to the northeast. We could see a brief mix of rain and snow across the far north early this evening before moisture exits the state. This should be spotty however, and therefore have not included in TAF issuance. Low clouds will linger through the period, making it difficult for VFR conditions to return. Winds will be a little bit stronger as a cold front pushes through the state, shifting winds to the north. Central TAF sites could also experience llws, so have included mention through early afternoon. && .PREV DISCUSSION...(ISSUED 326 AM CST Sat Jan 12 2019) SHORT TERM...Today Through Sunday Night Early morning radar imagery depicts precipitation gradually pushing eastward through the western half of the state, while latest surface obs show the majority of the forecast area hovering just above freezing. Some wintry mix was reported across far northern Arkansas, near the Missouri border late Friday evening and early this morning. The surface low and cold front driving the rainy weather can be found in central Oklahoma, with a steady eastward progression. Widespread precipitation chances will linger through the day, as rain showers spread across the state. As the surface low and upper level storm system pass over the state, expect the activity to begin dissipating from the southwest to the northeast through the afternoon and evening hours. We most likely won't see any significant winter weather through the forecast period, with the only chance being a brief rain/snow mix Saturday evening and early Sunday morning as moisture wraps around the low, and strong northerly winds advect sub-freezing temperatures into the area. Snow flurries should stay confined to the northern portions of the forecast area. While Sunday should be dry, don't get too excited about seeing any sunshine as mostly cloudy skies will stick around through the weekend. This, in addition to elevated northerly winds behind the cold front, will help keep temperatures chilly. Today temperatures will warm into the upper 30s across the north, ranging to the upper 50s/lower 60s across the south. Cold air will begin pushing into the area tonight, dropping lows into the 30s and lower 40s. Expect slightly cooler temperatures for Sunday and Sunday night. LONG TERM...Monday Through Friday The new work week wl start off with SFC high pres building into AR fm the Plains States. Mon wl see unseasonably cool temps acrs the region. The SFC high center wl pass over AR Mon ngt/early Tue, before shifting to the E of the region thereafter. The airmass wl begin to moderate Tue, but even more so for the latter half of the week, as S/SW winds return in earnest. By Thu/Fri, highs temps wl range fm the mid 50s to the mid 60s. The models cont to advertise a quasi-zonal upper flow thru much of the PD. allowing for several upper lvl impulses to pass acrs the Mid- South. Clouds wl start to incrs by Thu, along with slight chances for rainfall. Better rain chances wl occur just beyond this PD as a new CDFNT heads our way fm the Plains States. && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. && Aviation...CROSS
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 343 AM CST Sat Jan 12 2019 ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-130945- 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- 343 AM CST Sat Jan 12 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Widespread rainfall will continue through the day, and should begin to dissipate through the afternoon hours from the southwest to the northeast. While the majority of the precipitation will be rain, cannot rule out a brief mix of rain/sleet/snow early this morning. Additionally, this evening and tonight northern portions of the state could see light snow and rain as moisture wraps around the low. While snow accumulation is not anticipated at this time, the brief mix of wintry weather could cause slippery areas on roadways, and lead to isolated hazardous travel conditions. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday Through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed...but reports of any wintry weather will be appreciated. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding began on the White River at Clarendon on 1/12 and continued through the end of the month.
Flooding began on the Cache River at Patterson on 1/16 and continued through the end of the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 803687, 803688.