A slowly lifting warm front across Arkansas led to a significant rain event across central and northern Arkansas during a period of several days. Rainfall totals mounted across the northern half of the state and by January 30th locations across central and northern Arkansas experienced Flash Flooding after receiving additional rainfall.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
A slowly lifting warm front across Arkansas led to a significant rain event across central and northern Arkansas during a period of several days. Rainfall totals mounted across the northern half of the state and by January 30th locations across central and northern Arkansas experienced Flash Flooding after receiving additional rainfall.
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 Jan 30, 4:40 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 440 AM CST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...New Aviation... .Short Term... (Today through Friday Night) Issued at 201 AM CST Thu Jan 30 2025 Widespread convection is ongoing across much of WRN and NRN sections of the CWA early this Thu morning...activity well ahead of the SFC low to the SW of AR...and upper closed low to the west. As the closed low to the west moves slowly closer to the state this morning...the SFC low will lift NE into WRN AR by midday...with much of the convection remaining generally across WRN into NRN sections of the state. However...the ERN edge of convection looks to push back east into central sections during the morning hrs. A vorticity max will surge NE around the ERN periphery of the upper closed low by this evening...allowing the SFC low and associated convection to pick up momentum...pushing the activity more rapidly E/NE late this afternoon and evening. Precip activity will then push east of the state by late tonight...with drier conditions expected for Fri and Fri night as the upper low moves east over AR. The main concern with this convective activity through this afternoon will be some areas of heavy rainfall. The primary axis of heavy rainfall hasn't shifted much from the afternoon forecast...with heaviest amounts expected from west central...into portions of central and NERN AR. This is where the persistent convection will linger longest...resulting in additional QPF from midnight of 2 to 4 inches in this area. There are some indications of locally higher amounts over 4 inches within this axis. Will keep the flood watch in place for current spatial locations. Further SE...QPF decrease considerably...with generally an inch or less expected...with least amounts across far SERN AR. There looks to still be some potential for a strong to SVR TSRA through this afternoon for portions of the state. This threat will be greatest across SRN sections...especially along the AR/LA border. Further north...widespread precip will limit instability considerably...with maybe an isolated strong TSRA. Even across SRN sections...instability will be the limiting factor...but be in best location of instability/SHR overlap. Calmer conditions will then be seen for Fri...with the main upper low moving overhead. A weak front will push through on Fri...but mainly just a wind shift and some cloud cover is expected with this FROPA. Temps will remain mild during the period. && .Long Term... (Saturday through Wednesday) Issued at 201 AM CST Thu Jan 30 2025 Long term PD looks to bring benign condns to the FA, w/ settled and drier wx prevailing thru at least mid-week next week. Upper lvl flow wl stay zonal acrs the CONUS, w/ only lee cyclonic sfc flow noted over the OK/TX panhandle region thru the PD, driving local Srly to S/Wrly flow and generally warmer than nrml condns. Long range guidance continues to advertise another synoptic cdfrnt splitting the Srn and Nrn Plains by mid-week next week, though the latest trends indicate this frnt stalling over the Ozark Plateau/Srn MO, w/ cooler temps staying N of the FA, and a lack of any upper lvl meridional flow supports this soln, at least w/in the range of the long term PD. Otherwise, incrsg PoPs are currently noted over the Nrn half of the FA, accompanying the aprchg frnt during the Wed- Thurs timeframe. && .Aviation... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 437 AM CST Thu Jan 30 2025 Widespread convection continues this morning over WRN into NRN AR...with more scattered convective coverage over central to SRN AR. The convective activity to the west will shift east throughout the day...impacting all terminals eventually. Expect MVFR or lower conditions at times...especially under the more intense activity. Some improvements will be seen by this evening and especially overnight as the storm system exits the area. && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... Batesville AR 61 46 60 39 / 100 50 0 0 Camden AR 70 44 65 39 / 90 40 0 0 Harrison AR 58 43 52 35 / 100 10 0 0 Hot Springs AR 66 44 61 38 / 100 20 0 0 Little Rock AR 66 47 62 40 / 100 50 0 0 Monticello AR 71 49 65 42 / 90 80 0 0 Mount Ida AR 67 42 61 36 / 100 10 0 0 Mountain Home AR 57 43 54 36 / 100 20 0 0 Newport AR 63 48 60 41 / 100 70 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 69 48 65 40 / 100 70 0 0 Russellville AR 64 42 60 36 / 100 10 0 0 Searcy AR 63 46 62 39 / 100 60 0 0 Stuttgart AR 68 49 63 41 / 100 80 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch through this afternoon for ARZ004>008-014>017-024- 025-031>033-039-042>044-052>054-103-112-113-121>123-130-137-138- 140-141-203-212-213-221>223-230-237-238-240-241-313-340-341. && SHORT TERM...62 LONG TERM....72 AVIATION...62
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 209 AM CST Thu Jan 30 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- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-311100- 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- 209 AM CST Thu Jan 30 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms are expected through this afternoon for most areas. Some areas of heavy rainfall could be seen...with rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches forecast from west central into portions of central and into northeast Arkansas. Locally higher amounts over 4 inches could be seen within this area. This heavy rainfall could result in an increased threat for river and flash flooding. Rainfall amounts will decrease to the southeast...with the threat for flash flooding more isolated. A few strong to possibly severe thunderstorms may be seen through this afternoon. The best chances for seeing any strong to severe weather will be across far southern sections of the state. By this evening and overnight...the threat for seeing heavy rainfall and strong to severe weather will become low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday 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 Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:38 UTC.
11 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Arkansas Highway 80 was closed in both directions due to high water over the highway.
Portions of Arkansas Highway 80 were closed due to water over the roadway.
Flooding covered Arkansas Highway 307 making it impassable along with several other roads within Yell County.
Report via social media displayed several roads within the vicinity of Augsburg that were covered by high water.
The US-Highway 270 bridge over the Ouachita River just east of Pencil Bluff was closed due to high water.
Reported via mPING of multiple basements flooded and creeks overflowing their banks east of the center of Vilonia.
COOP observer reported that 4.3 inches of total rainfall had fallen over the course of the heavy rain event with high water over multiple local roads and low water bridges in and around the community of Damascus.
Arkansas Highway 175 was closed in both directions due to high water just north of Lake Cherokee on the northern side of Cherokee Village.
The intersection of Arkansas Highway 115 and Arkansas Highway 117 was closed due to high water.
High water from Myers Creek was observed via a social media post flowing across Caddo Gap Road making it impassable.
Arkansas Highway 224 was closed in both directions due to high water from Cattail Creek over the roadway near the community of Swifton.
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: 1236241, 1237321, 1236243, 1236244, 1236247, 1237319, 1237329, 1237330, 1237324, 1237325, 1237328.