Heavy rain in mid-March brought a period of river flooding to central and southern Arkansas where minor flood stage was recorded on the Fourche LaFave, Saline, and Ouachita River basins.
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Heavy rain in mid-March brought a period of river flooding to central and southern Arkansas where minor flood stage was recorded on the Fourche LaFave, Saline, and Ouachita River basins.
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 Mar 15, 9:41 AM CST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1041 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024 ...New UPDATE... .UPDATE... Issued at 1040 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024 Updated near term forecasts to reflect diminishing precipitation shield in southern sections, and to add drizzle across most areas. 55 && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Saturday Night) Issued at 328 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024 The remnants of a linear convective complex were still moving Ewrd acrs Srn to S/Ern AR, and extending N/Ewrd into the Mid-South lower MS River Valley, per composite reflectivity imgry. Additional elevated, but scattered thunderstorm development was noted to the wrn periphery of the convective complex, evident of ongoing WAA/isentropic ascent asctd w/ the passing sfc low, most recently analyzed over the Cntrl ARKLATEX region. An attendant, but conditional threat for strong to briefly severe storms wl persist w/ this elevated convective activity over the next few hours. Precip/thunderstorm activity is expected to continue acrs the Srn half of the FA thru the remainder of the mrng hours, w/ precip tapering off from Cntrl AR towards S/Ern AR thru the later mrng hours. Thru the day, a cdfrnt... currently located over the Ozark Plateau/SWrn MO... asctd w/ advancing Great Plains high pressure, wl be moving thru the FA, aiding to cutoff precip usher in drier condns w/ breezy Nrly winds and slightly cooler daytime condns following. Sat, the aforementioned sfc high pressure wl keep local condns settled, w/ light Nrly winds and near-normal to slightly above- normal afternoon temps. Incrsg rain chances are expected to resume later on Sat night acrs portions of Srn AR invof a lingering stationary bndry, though QPF amounts remain meager for now. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Thursday) Issued at 328 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024 An upper low pressure system will be over the Desert Southwest to begin the long term period with an upper low entering the Great Lakes. The southwest upper low will remain stationary through Tuesday as the Great Lakes upper low affects the northeast part of the country. Once the southwest upper low begins moving east on Wednesday, southwest flow aloft will return to Arkansas. A cold front will move through the state Sunday morning and will bring a slight chance of showers to southern Arkansas. Canadian high pressure slowly drops southward and builds over the state Monday through Wednesday. Sunday night through Wednesday will be dry. A cold front will bring a chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms Wednesday night and a better chance on Thursday as the upper low moves through the area. Cooler air returns to the area with the Canadian high pressure. Near freezing temperatures are expected Monday morning and below freezing temperatures will be possible in the north Tuesday morning. Below normal temperatures are expected Monday then a warming trend begins Tuesday. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 639 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024 MVFR to IFR condns were noted acrs the FA Fri mrng, w/ strongest thunderstorm activity noted over far Srn AR. Precip continues to extend acrs most of the state, w/ embedded thunder as far north as Cntrl terminals, so have kept mentions of thunder for most terminals thru Fri mrng and early aftn. IFR CIGs are expected to prevail thru most of the PD, w/ CIGs improving from N/W to Cntrl AR later Fri aftn/evng as a cdfrnt ushers in drier air. Breezy N/Wrly winds wl ensue today, w/ sustained winds of 10-15 kts possible. Acrs S/Ern AR, IFR condns w/ thunder is lkly to continue thru the early aftn ahead of the advancing cdfrnt. /72/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 65 43 69 50 / 50 0 0 10 Camden AR 71 50 71 53 / 90 10 10 40 Harrison AR 61 41 67 46 / 10 0 0 10 Hot Springs AR 69 48 71 52 / 60 10 0 30 Little Rock AR 69 48 71 55 / 80 10 0 20 Monticello AR 71 51 70 55 / 100 10 10 30 Mount Ida AR 69 47 72 51 / 40 10 0 30 Mountain Home AR 63 41 68 47 / 10 0 0 0 Newport AR 65 44 67 51 / 60 0 0 10 Pine Bluff AR 69 48 68 53 / 100 10 0 30 Russellville AR 68 46 70 51 / 20 0 0 10 Searcy AR 67 43 68 50 / 70 0 0 10 Stuttgart AR 68 48 67 54 / 90 0 0 20 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...55 LONG TERM....51 AVIATION...55
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 408 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 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- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-160915- 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- 408 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will persist across portions of southern Arkansas through the pre-dawn hours on Friday morning. Locally heavy rainfall will continue to support the threat for flash flooding across southern Arkansas. Additionally, a few strong to briefly severe storms will be possible through the later morning hours today, before precipitation activity departs to the southeast. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday At or below freezing temperatures will be possible across portions of northern Arkansas Monday and Tuesday mornings. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 72/51
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
842 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024
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0631 PM Hail Gravelly 34.88N 93.69W
03/14/2024 E3.00 inch Yell AR Public
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55The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain brought minor flooding to Benton on the Saline River on March 15.
Heavy rain brought minor flooding to Thatcher Lock and Dam on the Ouachita River between the dates of March 16 until March 24.
Heavy rain brought minor flooding to Houston along the Fourche LaFave River between the dates of March 16 and March 17.
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: 1163855, 1163542, 1163527.