Heavy rain in the middle of February brought flooding to several rivers in Arkansas, including the Black, Fourche LaFave, Petit Jean, and Ouachita Rivers.
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Heavy rain in the middle of February brought flooding to several rivers in Arkansas, including the Black, Fourche LaFave, Petit Jean, and Ouachita 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 Feb 9, 11:17 AM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1117 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020 .DISCUSSION... Updated to include the 18Z aviation discussion below... && .AVIATION... Moisture is lifting north across the area late this morning...with CIGs starting to lower across the WRN and NWRN terminals. SHRA will slowly become more widespread later this afternoon and especially overnight as a cold front drop SE through the area. MVFR or IFR conditions will be possible overnight with this activity...along with a few TSRA possible. Precip starts to end from the NW to SE late in the period. && PREV DISCUSSION...(ISSUED 420 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020) SHORT TERM...Today Through Monday Night S/SE winds returned to the FA overnight as sfc high pres was now situated to the E of AR. Clouds contd to incrs early this mrng, with a few showers forming ovr N AR as WAA pattern commenced. Most locations have already seen their low temp reached earlier in the night. Predawn readings were generally in the 40s. After a brief respite on Sat, unsettled wx is on tap for the FA the next few days. Rain chances wl gradually incrs in coverage fm the W today and tngt as a slow movg CDFNT heads toward the state fm the Plains States. Look for breezy sfc winds today acrs the FA, along with higher gusts at times. The fnt is progged to move into NW AR early tngt, working into central sections of the state arnd daybreak Mon mrng and eventually just SE of AR Mon ngt. Rain chances wl incrs as the fnt moves into AR. A series of upper lvl impulses wl interact with the bndry to enhance rainfall as well. ISOLD thunder cannot be ruled out as well ahead of the FROPA. The aforementioned CDFNT is fcst to work further to the SE of the FA before stalling out late Mon. Primary rain chances wl be confined to the SE half of the FA, with a bit of drier air advecting into the region fm the NW. The potential for locally heavy rainfall wl cont for SE AR Mon/Mon ngt and wl highlight this in the HWO. FF potential looks greater to our S and E, so not planning for any headlines attm. LONG TERM...Tuesday Through Saturday An active pattern continues through the coming week. Southwest flow will be over Arkansas to begin the long term period with an upper low near the Four Corners area. The upper low will move into the Plains Wednesday and to the east coast by Thursday, and an upper ridge moves into the western U.S. Another trough moves into the Great Lakes and Plains areas Thursday night with ridging over Arkansas Friday. The next trough enters the Plains Saturday. High pressure will build over Arkansas with a cold front just south of the state Tuesday. Overrunning moisture will bring showers to the area with the best rain chances over the south. Heavy rain will be possible Tuesday night into Wednesday mainly across the southeast half of the area when the upper low moves through the area. There is a slight risk for excessive rain south Arkansas Tuesday into early Wednesday. Two to three inches of rain will be possible in the south with isolated amounts over three inches. Rain chances will decrease Thursday, and Friday will be dry. Moisture returns with southwest flow Saturday, with increased rain chances. Near to below normal temperatures are expected through the period. && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. && Aviation...62
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 835 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020 ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-101100- 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- 835 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A few isolated thunderstorms will be possible this evening into the overnight period. However...the threat for seeing any strong to severe thunderstorms looks low at this time. Some locally heavy rainfall may be seen...mainly across portions of southeast Arkansas late tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday Through Saturday Unsettled weather will prevail through the middle of the week. Several rounds of showers and a few thunderstorms are expected across the area. The heaviest rainfall will affect parts of southeast Arkansas, in the vicinity of a stalled front, where localized flash flooding will be possible. .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.
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Black River in the middle of February.
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Camden in the middle of February.
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Petit Jean River in the middle of February.
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia on 2/13/2020.
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Fourche LaFave River in the middle of February.
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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: 877518, 877522, 877520, 877523, 877519.