River flooding occurred along the White and Black Rivers.
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River flooding occurred along the White and Black Rivers.
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 Jun 30, 11:16 PM CST, 44 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1216 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 111 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 + For the forecast as a whole - we will see a reprieve from the heat here through much of the work week as some cooler air from the north works its way across the state beginning tomorrow (Tuesday). + Thunderstorm chances today are highest across northern Arkansas but extend across central and into south Arkansas from late in the day today during the overnight hours. Some damaging winds are possible especially across northwest Arkansas this afternoon, but overall storms are expected to remain below the threshold for severe storms. + It does look like we will heat up again next weekend. It's too early to say if that heat will be accompanied by afternoon storms that prevent the heat from building up or not, but if nothing else, the cool air aloft will be gone next weekend allowing summer to resume doing its thing here across the Natural State. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 111 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 Early afternoon water vapor satellite imagery showed a trough over the north central plains moving east southeast towards the western Great Lakes region. There was a non-tropical upper level low pressure system hanging just off the east coast of Florida, a series of weak shortwave troughs over the northeastern part of the USA and a larger upper level ridge over the northern USA Rockies. Directly over Arkansas water vapor satellite imagery was dotted with transient or mesoscale features that shouldn't play a major role in forcing for subsidence or ascent here over the next 24 hours. Surface observations combined with SPC mesoanalysis show a subtle boundary in place running nearly due west to east across the center part of Arkansas from approximately Fort Smith to Little Rock to West Memphis. This boundary is probably a remnant of the big outflow boundary that made its way out of southwest Missouri yesterday before stalling out. The boundary is marked by some deeper boundary layer moisture rather than something easily defined by the surface wind field, but it is relevant enough to serve as a focus for some early afternoon storms. Regional radars showed scattered storms developing on this boundary from just west of Little Rock back towards the Fort Smith area. For the remainder of the day today expect that thunderstorm activity will continue to develop along the subtle boundary mentioned above, but expect more activity on the western half of the line (basically from Little Rock metro area to points west) due to the influence of the approaching trough aloft. Out ahead of the bigger trough aloft, SPC mesoscale analysis (run from RAP data) shows a weak mid-level vortex providing some weak large scale lift over the northwestern third of Arkansas this afternoon. The subtle boundary in place over the central part of the state represents deeper moisture which you would expect to allow storms to develop when coupled with the peak heating hours of the day. The weak lift from the northwest combined with the deeper moisture boundary is what will likely make the western half of the boundary more active than the eastern half, at least through the daylight hours. Storms that benefit from both the deeper moisture and the lift will pose a threat of damaging winds in addition to the general threat of all summertime thunderstorms which is heavy rainfall and lightning. There's not enough wind shear for a significant threat to organize today, but could see the need to issue at least a few thunderstorm warnings today for 60+ mph wind gusts. After sunset, the upper level trough moving in general towards the western Great Lakes region will send a weak cold front south across Arkansas. As this front moves south across the state, anywhere along the front, we could see scattered thunderstorms develop. The only reason the entire front will NOT light up with thunderstorms throughout the overnight hours is because the front is moving through well after the peak heating hours of the day. The front itself is fairly weak, this wouldn't matter much if it moved through during the afternoon hours, because even weak lift would cause storms to develop along the entire front. However overnight, the lift will have to work against the nocturnal inversion, thereby reducing the number of storms that are able to develop as the front moves across the state. As a result, despite a cold front moving across Arkansas in late June/early July, the chance of rain will remain in the 40-50 percent chance range. What the front will do is bring some notably cooler air over the state. With colder air aloft, that actually limits how warm the atmosphere can get, even under full sun, and even in the summer here in Arkansas. That cooler air aloft will cap high temperatures tomorrow in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. We will warm up gradually each day throughout the week ahead, but it will take some time for the summer sun to modify the environment to build the heat back up over the state. By Friday, high temperatures will once again climb back into the mid 90s for most locations, but it looks like it will take until this upcoming weekend for heat index values to once again approach 105 degrees which does offer us several days of reprieve from the excessive heat and associated heat advisories that we saw last week. Throughout the remainder of the work week, we may see an isolated storm or two during the peak heating hours of the day, but for the most part, the week is expected to remain dry after today and tonight. By the upcoming weekend the high summer sun angle and long days will have finally won the battle for comfort and daily high temperatures will be back in the upper 90s for much of the state. Heat index values this upcoming weekend once again approach or exceed 105 degrees, however with the increased heat and humidity comes an increased chance for airmass thunderstorms to develop during the peak heating hours of the day. Whether we will need a heat advisory next weekend really boils down to how active the afternoons get each day with peak heating thunderstorm activity. As we get closer to the weekend if it looks like the thunderstorm activity will be limited, we'll need a heat advisory. More expected storms means more clouds and a better chance that rain cooled air interrupts the heat. We'll just have to wait and see this far out as airmass thunderstorms are simply not handled well by any forecast model this far out. Cavanaugh && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1205 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025 Scattered thunderstorms continue acrs Ern AR, though impacts to area terminals thru Tues mrng are expected to remain minimal. Some patchy fog may be seen acrs Nrn AR and near BPK thru 12Z Tues mrng. Tues aftn to evng, another bout of vcty showers/storms is expected acrs Cntrl to SErn AR. Otherwise, VFR condns are expected thru the PD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 88 69 90 71 / 0 0 10 0 Camden AR 92 73 94 73 / 20 0 20 10 Harrison AR 86 65 87 68 / 0 0 10 0 Hot Springs AR 91 72 93 73 / 10 0 30 10 Little Rock AR 90 73 92 73 / 10 0 20 0 Monticello AR 91 73 93 74 / 30 0 20 0 Mount Ida AR 91 71 92 72 / 10 0 30 10 Mountain Home AR 87 65 88 68 / 0 0 10 0 Newport AR 89 70 90 72 / 0 0 10 0 Pine Bluff AR 90 72 92 72 / 20 0 20 0 Russellville AR 90 70 92 72 / 0 0 20 10 Searcy AR 89 70 91 71 / 0 0 10 0 Stuttgart AR 88 73 91 73 / 10 0 10 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && DISCUSSION...Cavanaugh AVIATION...72
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 238 AM CDT Mon Jun 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- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-010745- 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- 238 AM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Hot and humid conditions will persist again on Monday, with the most hazardous heat... heat index values in excess of 105 degrees... expected across the eastern half of the state. Scattered thunderstorms will be possible Monday afternoon to evening, particularly over the northern half of the state. A few strong storms could produce damaging winds, hail, and locally heavy rainfall which could lead to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Wednesday through the remainder of the week, hot and humid conditions are expected to return to the state with heat index values of 100-110 degrees possible. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 72
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
729 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
ARZ140-237-240-340-010115-
Polk County Lower Elevations AR-Central and Southern Scott County AR-
Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations AR-
Northern Polk County Higher Elevations AR-
729 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Scott
and northern Polk Counties through 815 PM CDT
...
At 729 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mena, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Mena... Hatfield...
Opal... Queen Wilhelmina State Park...
Mountain Fork... Polk County Fairgrounds...
Mena Intermountain Airport... Acorn...
Big Fork... Board Camp...
Rocky... Black Fork Mountain Wilderness...
Nunley... Ink...
Camp Pioneer... Y City...
Rich Mountain... Cherry Hill in Polk County...
Potter... Dallas...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 9446 3474 9445 3474 9393 3446 9394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 271DEG 10KT 3461 9420
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
72Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
915 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
ARZ039-042-043-141-238-241-010300-
Perry AR-Yell Excluding Northwest AR-
Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations AR-Saline AR-Garland AR-
Central and Eastern Montgomery County AR-
915 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Perry,
northern Garland, northwestern Saline, south central Yell and
northeastern Montgomery Counties through 1000 PM CDT
...
At 915 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southeast of Muddy Creek WMA, or 13 miles northeast of Mount
Ida, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Hot Springs... Hot Springs Village...
Mountain Pine... Jessieville...
Lake Ouachita State Park... Hot Springs National Park...
Avant... Mt Tabor...
Fannie... Mountain Valley...
Lena Landing Rec Area... Hamilton...
Hollis... Onyx...
Story... Washita...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3484 9355 3490 9290 3454 9291 3459 9357
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 266DEG 26KT 3470 9347
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
72Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1011 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
ARZ032-039-042>044-010400-
Pulaski AR-Perry AR-Saline AR-Faulkner AR-Garland AR-
1011 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Perry,
south central Faulkner, northeastern Garland, northern Saline and
central Pulaski Counties through 1100 PM CDT
...
At 1011 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hot Springs Village, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Little Rock... North Little Rock...
Benton... West Little Rock...
Maumelle... Bryant...
Hot Springs Village... Southwest Little Rock...
Shannon Hills... Otter Creek...
Burns Park... Morgan...
Marche... Oak Grove in Pulaski County...
Chenal Valley... Roland in Pulaski County...
Pinnacle Mountain State Park... Geyer Springs...
Mabelvale... Salem in Saline County...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3493 9230 3462 9230 3460 9303 3483 9305
3493 9249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 268DEG 26KT 3473 9293
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
72Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1056 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
ARZ032-044>046-010445-
Pulaski AR-Lonoke AR-Prairie AR-Faulkner AR-
1056 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of central Prairie,
central Lonoke, south central Faulkner and northeastern Pulaski
Counties through 1145 PM CDT
...
At 1056 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Little Rock AFB to Oak Grove in Pulaski
County. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Little Rock... North Little Rock...
Sherwood... Jacksonville...
Cabot... Maumelle...
Downtown Little Rock... Lonoke...
North Little Rock Airport... Little Rock AFB...
Carlisle... Argenta...
Keo... Barrettsville...
Parnell... Gravel Ridge...
Estes... Meto...
Olmstead... McCreanor...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 9154 3455 9207 3489 9243 3501 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 297DEG 25KT 3494 9213 3486 9232
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
72Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1127 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1103 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 WSW Gibson 34.89N 92.24W
06/30/2025 M60 MPH Pulaski AR NWS Employee
&&
JBCSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1129 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
ARZ044>046-056-057-010515-
Pulaski AR-Lonoke AR-Arkansas AR-Prairie AR-Jefferson AR-
1129 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of central Prairie,
Lonoke, north central Jefferson, east central Pulaski and
northwestern Arkansas Counties through 1215 AM CDT
...
At 1129 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near McCreanor to near Keo. Movement was
southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
North Little Rock... Lonoke...
Hazen... De Valls Bluff...
England... Carlisle...
Altheimer... Humphrey...
Fredonia... Humnoke...
Keo... Barrettsville...
Estes... Meto...
McCreanor... Plum Bayou Mounds SP...
Stuttgart Municipal Airport... Peppers Landing...
Brummitt... Prairie Center...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 9138 3467 9145 3464 9145 3428 9180
3467 9221 3497 9192 3482 9137 3471 9137
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 295DEG 28KT 3485 9181 3458 9203
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
72The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Major river flooding was observed at Augusta along the White River.
Major river flooding was observed at Clarendon along the White River.
Minor river flooding was observed at Black Rock along the Black River.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, July 2025
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: 1276616, 1276617, 1276618.