Arkansas, 2025Flood in Arkansas, November 3 to 6, 2025
November 3 to 6, 2025 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Heavy rain led to river flooding along the Cache River at Patterson.
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Heavy rain led to river flooding along the Cache River at Patterson.
What forecasters said that day
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 Nov 3, 10:47 AM CST, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Issued at 255 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 -Frost is possible over a large part of Arkansas this morning. -Moderating temperature trend is expected early through late week. -Low end rain chances return towards the weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 10:47 AM CST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1047 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 255 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
-Frost is possible over a large part of Arkansas this morning.
-Moderating temperature trend is expected early through late
week.
-Low end rain chances return towards the weekend.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 255 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
Analyzing surface observations from around the state this morning
and winds were nearly calm or calm and skies were clear.
Temperatures ranged from the lower 30s to lower 40s. Given these
readings already in the lower to middle 30s, a good coverage of
frost is anticipated by daybreak. Winds will switch around to the
SW today ranging from 5-15 mph. Skies will remain clear thanks to
subsidence in place over the region. These two components will
promote temperatures climbing into the upper 60s to lower 70s.
Beyond Monday, an upper ridge will settle in across the Gulf
coastal states with H500 flow becoming zonal over a good portion
of the CONUS. At the surface, a departing high will sustain SWrly
flow over the next several days. This will allow a warming trend
with many locations climbing back into the 70s, even approaching
80 degrees in some areas.
By late week a series of upper level shortwaves should dive SEwrd
within background perturbed flow. A weak cold front is expected to
reach the state by Friday, become stationary over Srn AR, then lift
back to the N as a warm front. A few showers are possible with this
front over E and NE AR, then points NEwrd into the Great Lakes
region. Most locations around the state should remain dry.
A secondary much strong front is forecast to move across the state
Saturday night into Sunday bringing additional rain chances to
Arkansas. Much like the last system, E and NE AR have the highest
PoP chances. Even there, PoP chances are not great. Much colder
and drier air will advect into the region on Sunday as an
expansive area of high pressure moves into the Cntrl/Nrn Plains.
&&
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1046 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
VFR flight category is expected for the entire forecast period from
Monday mid-day through Tuesday mid-day across all TAF sites. Surface
winds will begin the forecast period established out of the
southwest to west-southwest before becoming variable into Monday
evening, then becoming re-established out of the south to south-
southwest later Tuesday morning.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR 44 73 50 78 / 0 0 0 0
Camden AR 42 73 44 75 / 0 0 0 0
Harrison AR 46 72 51 74 / 0 0 0 0
Hot Springs AR 43 72 47 76 / 0 0 0 0
Little Rock AR 46 72 49 76 / 0 0 0 0
Monticello AR 45 74 47 77 / 0 0 0 0
Mount Ida AR 43 74 48 78 / 0 0 0 0
Mountain Home AR 44 73 49 76 / 0 0 0 0
Newport AR 44 72 47 76 / 0 0 0 0
Pine Bluff AR 43 73 46 76 / 0 0 0 0
Russellville AR 45 76 48 78 / 0 0 0 0
Searcy AR 43 73 45 76 / 0 0 0 0
Stuttgart AR 44 72 47 75 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
SHORT TERM...70
LONG TERM....70
AVIATION...74
Flood, Woodruff
- When
- November 3, 4:00 PM CST to November 6, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Woodruff County, 0.84 mi SW of Riverside to 0.78 mi SW of Riverside
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -91.239
Heavy rain led the Cache River at the Patterson gage to enter minor flood stage with the minor flood stage maxima taking place on November 4, 2025 at 1615 CST or LST at a height of 9.34 feet.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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