Heavy rain led to river flooding at the site of Black Rock from mid into late December.
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Heavy rain led to river flooding at the site of Black Rock from mid into late December.
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 Dec 18, 1:58 PM CST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 158 PM CST Wed Dec 18 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Friday) Issued at 158 PM CST Wed Dec 18 2024 To begin the period, rainfall associated with a cold front has now moved east and south of the state bringing calm and drier conditions to state. Some low to mid level clouds could stick around through the afternoon and evening hours before clearing out late Wednesday into Thursday morning. High pressure is expected to move into the region bringing with it colder temperatures and dry weather for the end of the workweek and into the long term. The main story within the short term will be the below average temperatures that are expected across the state. High temperatures are expected to get into the upper 30s to upper 50s Thursday and Friday afternoons. Overnight low temperatures are expected to drop into the upper 20s to upper 30s. && .LONG TERM... (Friday Night through next Wednesday) Issued at 158 PM CST Wed Dec 18 2024 Long term begins with a ridge of high pressure across the western CONUS and a trough to our east. At the surface, High pressure will be centered north of Minnesota...this will result in NW flow aloft and northerly winds at the surface. This will result in cold dry air across the state through the weekend, with below normal temperatures forecast. For the start of the new work week, flow will become more zonal and as the surface High pressure shifts to the east, southerly flow will return to the state. This will allow for some moisture return and gradually warming temperatures as a storm system approaches from the west. Do think NBM timing with this front is a little fast, so therefore expect the exact onset of the precipitation to change to late Monday into Tuesday as we get closer in time. Models strongly disagree when the associated shortwave will clear the state, and thus the timing of the end of the precipitation disagrees quite a bit on whether we will see a dry Christmas Day or not. But one thing for certain is that the precipitation will remain all liquid.&& .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1113 AM CST Wed Dec 18 2024 Improving flight conditions are expected through the period as a cold front continues to push south of the state. SHRA are expected to come to an end by the early morning hours across southern AR. CIGs are expected to clear across portions of the state with some mid to high level clouds possible through the end of the period. Winds will be out of the north and north east and could be gusty at times. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 33 51 33 42 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 36 57 37 53 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 31 54 27 38 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 35 56 37 48 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 37 54 38 47 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 38 56 39 52 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 34 58 34 48 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 31 54 28 39 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 33 49 33 42 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 36 54 37 49 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 33 56 34 47 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 34 51 34 45 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 35 51 37 46 / 0 0 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...73 LONG TERM....65 AVIATION...73
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 200 PM CST Wed Dec 18 2024 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- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-191600- 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- 200 PM CST Wed Dec 18 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Patchy-dense fog will be possible across portions of the state through the overnight hours. Please exercise caution if out and about. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
River flooding occurred on the Black River at Black Rock from mid to late December with the crest of the river at this site reaching 16.60 feet on December 19th at 0630. The rive flooding at this site would remain in minor flood stage.
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