Heavy rainfall caused isolated flooding over portions of north central Arkansas.
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Heavy rainfall caused isolated flooding over portions of north central Arkansas.
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 Jul 16, 5:10 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 610 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 1239 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 -Chances for rain and thunderstorms will slowly diminish through mid-week. -Temperatures are expected to increase to above-normal values over much of the state, with hazardous heat persisting through the remainder of the week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1239 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 Hot and humid condns wl cont to headline the fcst, w/ some ocsnl chcs for rain chcs mixed over the next seven days. Thru the remainder of the work week, incrsgly hot and humid condns are expected, w/ high temps set to reach the upper 90s acrs the Srn two- thirds of the state, and some locations flirting w/ 100 degrees. Area heat index values are expected to exceed 105 degrees at most locations the next few days, necessitating the return of heat advisories, which wl be needed Thurs and Fri as well. Some low-end rain chcs wl exist acrs Nrn AR later this aftn to evng, ahead of a stalling cdfrnt over the Ozark Plateau, but most precip wl lkly manifest as isolated showers and storms, w/ a lucky few receiving cooling rainfall/outflow. Thurs is currently advertising the hottest area-wide temps, w/ portions of the metro possibly reaching 100 degrees by the aftn hours. Overall, 10th to 90th percentile NBM spread is only suggesting 3-4 degrees difference acrs the state, w/ 25th percentile output still suggesting temps in the upper 90s at most locations, indicating higher confidence in high- end temps. Thru the weekend, more widespread PoPs appear possible as Gulf moisture fm a decaying tropical system moves acrs the Gulf Coast. Uncertainties remain for now regarding the extent of precip covg, and magnitude of rainfall. Any potential relief fm weekend rainfall looks to be short-lived w/ heat returning by early next week. Swrly sfc winds acrs the Srn Cntrl US and H500 high pressure bcmg centered over the FA wl contribute to temps once again climbing to near or at the century mark over portions of the FA. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 609 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 Small training area of convection over northwest sections is expected to end by 03z. VFR conditions are expected otherwise. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 75 96 75 94 / 0 10 10 20 Camden AR 74 100 76 96 / 0 0 0 30 Harrison AR 72 90 72 93 / 10 30 10 20 Hot Springs AR 75 99 76 98 / 0 0 0 20 Little Rock AR 77 99 78 96 / 0 0 0 20 Monticello AR 77 99 77 94 / 0 10 0 40 Mount Ida AR 73 96 74 96 / 0 10 0 20 Mountain Home AR 73 91 73 93 / 10 30 10 30 Newport AR 77 97 77 95 / 0 10 10 20 Pine Bluff AR 77 98 76 95 / 0 0 0 20 Russellville AR 75 96 76 97 / 0 10 0 20 Searcy AR 75 97 75 95 / 0 10 0 20 Stuttgart AR 78 97 78 94 / 0 0 0 20 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Thursday for ARZ007-008-016-017-024- 025-031>034-039-042>047-052>057-062>069-123. && SHORT TERM...56 LONG TERM....56 AVIATION...55
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
406 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
ARZ004-005-162130-
Baxter AR-Marion AR-
406 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Marion
and west central Baxter Counties through 430 PM CDT
...
At 405 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lakeway, or 8 miles west of Bull Shoals, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Bull Shoals... Gassville...
Flippin... Lakeview in Baxter County...
Dodd City... Price Place...
Ozark Isle... Lakeway...
Bull Shoals State Park... Clark Hill...
Cotter... Fairview in Marion County...
Monarch... Peel...
Bull Shoals Lake...
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
If on or near Bull Shoals Lake, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 3628 9247 3628 9284 3637 9289 3650 9264
3650 9261
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 243DEG 16KT 3636 9275
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
74The Springfield radar (KSGF), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:24 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
High water was covering portions of Highway 7 near Willis.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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