Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River and Black River in mid April.
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Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River and Black River in mid April.
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 14, 5:42 PM CST, 48 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 642 PM CDT Thu Apr 14 2022 .UPDATE... Updated to include the 00z aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions and light winds expected overnight. Srly winds will increase on Friday with some precip possible across N AR terminals around/after daybreak. Ceilings will begin to lower Friday afternoon/evening with more widespread precip expected just after the TAF period. && .PREV DISCUSSION...(ISSUED 240 PM CDT Thu Apr 14 2022) SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Saturday Clear skies and light winds to continue for the forecast area through the evening and overnight hours as surface high pressure migrates eastward over central AR under zonal flow aloft. For Friday, a mid-level shortwave trough will pass over the northern portion of the forecast area amidst the westerly flow aloft which will induce breezy southerly low level flow and associated moisture advection ahead of a cold front approaching from MO. This will lead to the development of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly over the northern forecast area Friday afternoon. For Friday night...the aforementioned cold front will receive reinforcement from a secondary shortwave trough moving aloft across AR. This secondary shortwave will give the front added momentum to push southward across the forecast area through the day on Saturday with the front exiting the forecast area to the south Saturday afternoon. Lift and moisture convergence associated with the front will lead to scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms area-wide through much of the day on Saturday. Most unstable CAPE and precipitable water values associated with the frontal passage are not substantial and the potential for severe weather late Friday night and Saturday remains relatively low at this point. Precipitation will begin to diminish over the northern portion of the forecast area late in the day on Saturday due to the front moving south of AR. Highs Friday afternoon will generally range from near 70 over the northern higher terrain to near 80 over the far south. Highs on Saturday will range from near 60 over the northern higher terrain to the upper 70s over the far south. Lows Friday morning will drop into the mid to upper 40s area-wide with lows Saturday morning ranging from the upper 40s over the north to the lower 60s over the south. LONG TERM...Saturday Night Through Thursday The upper flow across the region by Saturday night will be mainly zonal, with a weak upper ridge extending from the north-central through the central Plains. A SWT will be moving across the southern CONUS. This SWT will move across the OK/TX/AR region Sunday afternoon/evening. By this time, a low pressure system will be moving across the southern Plains towards the east coast, with a frontal boundary just south of the state and PWATs between 1 to 1.5 inches. The stalled boundary will be oriented W-E, along the mean flow, which may allow for training showers/storms across the southern parts of the state. Will be watching this area Sunday for heavy rain/flooding potential. By Monday, a storm system over the northern Plains will move eastward into the Great Lakes region, with a trailing cold front sweeping across Arkansas. Meanwhile, an upper ridge will build and moves across the western half of the CONUS and surface high pressure shifts from the central plains towards the east and south, bringing drier and cooler air to the Natural State Monday through early Wednesday. Between Monday and the midweek period, the high will continue to shift eastward, with southerly flow returning warmer Gulf air and moisture to the region. Meanwhile, a weak mid and upper trough will sweep across the southern Plains, providing forcing for our next round of precipitation next Wednesday. && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. && Aviation...67
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 303 PM CDT Thu Apr 14 2022 ARZ004>008-014>017-024-025-031>034-039-042>047-052>057-062>069- 103-112-113-121>123-130-137-138-140-141-203-212-213-221>223-230- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-152015- Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Randolph-Stone-Izard-Independence- Lawrence-Cleburne-Jackson-Conway-Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Perry- Garland-Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-Clark- Hot Spring-Grant-Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln- Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun-Bradley-Drew-Boone County Except Southwest- Newton County Higher Elevations-Searcy County Lower Elevations- Southern Johnson County-Southern Pope County- Southeast Van Buren County-Western and Northern Logan County- Northern Scott County-Northwest Yell County- Polk County Lower Elevations- Central and Eastern Montgomery County- Boone County Higher Elevations-Newton County Lower Elevations- Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations- Johnson County Higher Elevations-Pope County Higher Elevations- Van Buren County Higher Elevations- Southern and Eastern Logan County- Central and Southern Scott County-Yell Excluding Northwest- Northern Polk County Higher Elevations- Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations- Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations- Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations- Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations- 303 PM CDT Thu Apr 14 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday Through Wednesday Showers and thunderstorms return to the forecast late Friday and through the weekend as a slow moving front moves through the state. While a few strong to severe thunderstorms could be seen over the weekend...widespread and organized severe weather is not anticipated at this time. Given the slow moving nature of the front...some locally heavy rainfall could be seen over the weekend...which may lead to an isolated flash flood threat. Expect the threat for hazardous weather to become low by early next week. .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.
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain brought flooding to the Black River at Pocahontas in mid April through the end of the month.
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Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia in early April.
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: 1018967, 1018965, 1018966, 1018964.