A round of rainfall, sometimes heavy at times, moved across much of Arkansas on the morning of the 11th. Over northern Arkansas, shallow cold remained in place near the surface.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
A round of rainfall, sometimes heavy at times, moved across much of Arkansas on the morning of the 11th. Over northern Arkansas, shallow cold remained in place near the surface. When precipitation fell in these locations, freezing rain accretion was observed up to one-quarter of an inch in places.
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 10, 5:41 PM CST, 4 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 541 PM CST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Wednesday) Issued at 233 PM CST Mon Feb 10 2025 Cloudy and chilly conds were noted acrs the Natural State this aftn, thanks to a east/northeast wind flow. Patchy light rain and drizzle formed by midday acrs central and southern AR, ahead of the next SWT from the west. Mid aftn temps ranged fm the upper 30s to the mid 40s. As the aforementioned SWT moves closer to the FA tngt, rain wl be overspreading the area fm the west and southwest. Deterministic and some probabilistic guidance cont to show a window of opportunity for some freezing rain later this evening into Tue mrng for the higher elevations of the Ozarks. Point soundings also show sfc temps hovering close to or just a few degrees below freezing as well, with ice accumulations ranging fm a light glaze up to 0.10". We've already posted a Winter Wx Advisory for the affected areas tngt thru mid-mrng on Tue. PoPs wl diminish over most of the FA Tue aftn as the assocd storm system moves east of the region. The break wl be short-lived as the progressive mid lvl flow brings another SWT towards AR. Rain chcs wl once again return later Tue ngt and Wed. Somewhat similar to the first system, there wl be a low potential for some light freezing rain over the higher terrain of the Ozarks later Wed night. However, fcst soundings have trended warmer over the last few cycles, so we expect little in the way of ice accrual. The other fcst concern is the potential several inches of rainfall between the next two storm systems tngt thru late Wed, focused over the southeast half of the state. We will cont to monitor rain rates/ amounts in the coming days for increased flooding potential, esp with the second wave Tue night and Wed. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday Night through next Monday) Issued at 233 PM CST Mon Feb 10 2025 Precip will be exiting to the east and colder, drier air will be filtering into the state as sfc ridging builds in at the start of the period. The H500 shortwave will be making quick progress northeastward, away from the region. Dry and cold conditions will persist for Thu-Fri with temperatures well below normal. By this weekend the flow aloft will turn out of the SW again as a larger trough progresses eastward across the SW US. Ridging at the sfc will shift east of the area and winds will become srly. Temperatures and low level moisture will increase on Saturday. A sfc low and corresponding cold front will approach from the west and move across the state by Saturday afternoon and evening. Rain will become widespread along and ahead of the front. Early morning data continues to indicate that TS activity will be possible, especially during the afternoon hours Saturday. Best moisture and instability appear to be across southeast Arkansas and adjacent portions of Louisiana and Mississippi. Will need to monitor these areas for possible severe threat Sat PM. After the mid-level trough moves through, the flow aloft will be out of the NW and sfc ridging will settle in over the state. This will provide additional cold air in the wake of Saturday's brief warmup. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 534 PM CST Mon Feb 10 2025 Predominantly MVFR condns were noted acrs the FA, w/ Nrn terminals still reporting low-end VFR CIGs as of 10/0530Z. Sctd precip activity was evident on recent radar imgry, w/ some isoltd thunder acrs Cntrl AR. Expect MVFR condns to bcm prevalent area-wide a few hours after 11/00Z, and CIGs further deteriorating to IFR lvls b/w 11/06Z-11/09Z fm N to S, w/ light precip persisting thru much of the PD. Acrs Nrn terminals, some mixed precip was ongoing, and have kept mentions of RAPL, w/ PROB30s for FZRA near 11/12Z Tues mrng. Elsewhere, expect RA as the main p-type, w/ VRB winds b/w Nrly to N/Erly flow. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 34 41 33 45 / 100 90 30 90 Camden AR 38 47 39 60 / 90 100 80 100 Harrison AR 33 39 32 41 / 90 60 30 100 Hot Springs AR 35 45 36 51 / 100 100 60 100 Little Rock AR 38 44 37 51 / 100 100 60 100 Monticello AR 41 49 42 62 / 70 100 90 100 Mount Ida AR 34 46 36 51 / 100 100 60 100 Mountain Home AR 33 40 32 41 / 100 70 30 90 Newport AR 35 41 35 45 / 100 100 40 90 Pine Bluff AR 39 46 40 57 / 90 100 70 100 Russellville AR 34 45 36 47 / 100 90 40 100 Searcy AR 36 43 35 49 / 100 100 50 100 Stuttgart AR 40 45 39 53 / 90 100 70 100 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory until 9 AM CST Tuesday for ARZ112-203- 221>223-313. && SHORT TERM...44 LONG TERM....67 AVIATION...72
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 405 AM CST Mon Feb 10 2025 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- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-111000- 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- 405 AM CST Mon Feb 10 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Rain chances will return tonight. Light freezing rain will be possible during the overnight hours in higher terrain of the north central sections. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Much colder air is in place across Arkansas. Some wintry precipitation is possible across mainly northern portions of the state, specifically northwestern and north-central Arkansas. Both snow and freezing rain will be possible across the north with areas of heavy rain over central and southern sections of the state. This amount of rain could lead to localized flooding and new or prolonged river flooding. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 51/74
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter weather, 1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing rain ice accretion was estimated to be 0.20 of an inch in Arbaugh.
The Boone County Airport ASOS measured 0.26 inches of ice accretion due to freezing rain.
Freezing rain ice accretion was estimated to be 0.10 of an inch in Jasper.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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