It warmed somewhat by the 6th (more seasonable temperatures), with mainly rain in the forecast. Precipitation expanded across the northern half of the state from Oklahoma ahead of an incoming cold front.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
It warmed somewhat by the 6th (more seasonable temperatures), with mainly rain in the forecast. Precipitation expanded across the northern half of the state from Oklahoma ahead of an incoming cold front. Rain became heavy toward the Missouri border after dark, and did not make it into southern sections until after daybreak on the 7th.
Around 645 am CDT on the 7th, lightning sparked a fire at a trailer near Royal (Garland County). A woman inside the residence suffered burns and was airlifted to a hospital in Memphis, TN.
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:13 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Roads were closed between Mountain Home and Oakland due to high water.
A woman, 61 years old, in Royal, was burned by a lightning strike and airlifted to a Memphis hospital due to bad weather in the Little Rock area. Her trailer caught fire from the lightning strike and she suffered burns to her hands and feet.
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, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 863431, 863435.