Heavy rain brought flooding to the Petit Jean River in late May.
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Heavy rain brought flooding to the Petit Jean River in late May.
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 May 25, 11:57 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1257 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021 .AVIATION...26/06Z TAF CYCLE Scattered showers/few TSRA wl affect much of the FA thru the rest of the overnight hrs, assocd with an upper lvl impulse movg acrs AR. VFR conds ovr cntrl and SE AR, wl lower to MVFR/OCNL IFR lvls thru the early mrng hrs. MVFR conds wl prevail elsewhere thru daybreak. A return to VFR conds wl occur starting fm the W later Wed mrng as drier air advects into the state behind the departing upper feature. /44/ && .PREV DISCUSSION...(ISSUED 249 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021) Short Term and Extended... Southwesterly flow aloft continues across the area, with embedded shortwaves producing areas of precipitation, with brief periods of dry weather between systems. At the surface, a cold front will be pushing into the area late Thursday afternoon into Friday, which will result in significantly higher rain chances. There may be some chances for severe weather across the area Thursday night as the front pushes into an area of instability. There have been a number of inquiries about the upcoming 3-day holiday weekend. High temperatures on Saturday and Sunday look to be quite pleasant in the wake of the cold front, with highs in the 70's in most areas. A bit of a ridge will start to build by Monday, and temperatures will warm up well into the 80's. As far as rain chances are concerned, there may be a few showers and thunderstorms across the southern and western half of the state on Saturday, but Sunday and Monday should be dry. The pattern aloft will become southwesterly again by early in the week, and rain chances will return by Tuesday.&& .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 958 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021 ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-261000- 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- 958 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Numerous showers along with a few thunderstorms will continue over the majority of the state tonight. Heavy rain has already inundated parts of western and west central Arkansas where in excess of six inches of rain has fallen. Flooding has occurred and any additional rain in these areas will only lead to additional flooding concerns. While a few of the storms could be strong, organized severe weather is not expected. The greatest concern through the night continues to be heavy rain, especially in those areas that have experienced rain this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday Through Monday Shower and thunderstorm chances are in the forecast through Friday. A complex of storms is forecast to affect parts of northern and western Arkansas later Thursday night into early Friday. There is the potential for some strong and severe storms if the activity remains organized. Damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall will be the main concerns. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
908 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD WALDRON 34.90N 94.09W
05/25/2021 SCOTT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVERAL
PORTIONS OF HWY 71 UNPASSABLE DUE TO ELEVATED
RIVERS/STREAMS AROUND MANSFIELD, WALDRON, AND Y CITY.
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EVENT NUMBER LZK2100652
232The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Petit Jean River at Danville on May 26, 2021.
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