River flooding was noted along the Cache and Ouachita Rivers.
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River flooding was noted along the Cache and Ouachita 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 May 9, 1:25 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 225 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025 ...New DISCUSSION... .DISCUSSION... Tonight through Thursday night Issued at 222 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025 Latest satellite imagery and observations continue to show an upper level low straddling the Arkansas/Louisiana border. This feature is cut off from the prevailing flow and will be sticking around for a few days at least. All guidance continues to show this feature meandering around the south central CONUS through the weekend keeping northeast winds and a decent amount of cloud cover in place. This pattern will result in high temperatures only in the upper 60s to mid 70s through the weekend. Guidance also continues to show the best moisture will initially be along the gulf coast but transported to the north with time. Rainfall chances will confined mainly to the southeast on Saturday but higher POPS will be introduced further north and west Sunday and Sunday night as the upper low starts to lift out. Come Monday evening, the system will be located over northeast Arkansas with precip chances lowering from west to east into Tuesday morning. Rain amounts will not be excessive with most areas seeing less than half an inch of rain. The highest amounts will be along the Mississippi River. In the wake of the upper low, a significant pattern change will unfold. A deep trough of low pressure will drop into the Northern Rockies with upper ridging building over the nations midsection. This will result in a return to very warm temperatures with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s Wednesday and Thursday. Increasing southerly flow will also bring higher humidity air back to the region. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1225 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025 Low pressure over coastal LA this afternoon will remain largely in place through the period. Circulation around this feature will pull in moisture off the gulf resulting in an extensive cumulus field during the afternoon. Precipitation is not likely but occasional MVFR ceilings are expected across the central and southern terminals during the daylight hours. Gusty east to northeast winds will prevail. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 53 73 56 73 / 0 0 10 40 Camden AR 57 73 55 69 / 10 20 40 50 Harrison AR 48 72 50 72 / 0 0 0 20 Hot Springs AR 56 74 55 70 / 10 0 20 40 Little Rock AR 57 73 57 70 / 10 0 30 50 Monticello AR 60 72 58 73 / 20 30 50 60 Mount Ida AR 54 75 55 71 / 10 0 10 30 Mountain Home AR 49 73 52 73 / 0 0 0 20 Newport AR 54 72 58 73 / 0 0 20 40 Pine Bluff AR 58 72 57 72 / 10 10 40 60 Russellville AR 54 76 56 73 / 0 0 10 30 Searcy AR 54 72 56 72 / 0 0 20 50 Stuttgart AR 58 71 58 72 / 10 10 40 60 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...56 LONG TERM....56 AVIATION...56
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 323 AM CDT Fri May 9 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- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-100830- 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- 323 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Chances for some showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast off and on each day into early next week for some portion of the area. The threat for organized severe weather and widespread heavy rainfall will remain low however. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 72
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor river flooding was observed at Camden along the Ouachita River.
Minor river flooding was observed at Patterson on the Cache River.
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