Heavy rains led to river flooding on the Cache River at Patterson during the mid to late part of February.
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Heavy rains led to river flooding on the Cache River at Patterson during the mid to late part of February.
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 Feb 16, 5:49 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 549 AM CST Mon Feb 16 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 1242 AM CST Mon Feb 16 2026 -Dense fog will be possible across much of the state for Monday morning. -Dry conditions are expected with warming temperatures through the middle of this week. -Rain chances will return to the forecast later this week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1242 AM CST Mon Feb 16 2026 To begin the period, a ridge of high pressure has moved over the area and will control the weather pattern through at least the middle part of this week. This will usher in calm and dry conditions with rain chances staying on the low end. The next chance for rain will be Friday. Given recent heavy rainfall and calm winds, widespread dense fog will be possible across portions of the state through Monday morning. Make sure to give yourself extra time to get to where you are going this morning. Temperatures will remain average to slightly above average through the period. High temperatures are likely to top out in the mid 60s to upper 70s through the middle of this week. Overnight low temperatures are expected to drop into the upper 40s to upper 50s. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 522 AM CST Mon Feb 16 2026 LIFR and IFR conditions continue across central and northern terminals due to dense fog. Improvements in VIS restrictions is expected later Monday morning. By the afternoon hours, all terminals can expect to see VFR conditions. Light and variable winds this morning will become out of the south and southeast by the afternoon hours. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 65 46 67 56 / 0 0 0 0 Camden AR 67 46 71 57 / 0 0 0 0 Harrison AR 69 47 70 56 / 0 0 0 0 Hot Springs AR 65 46 69 57 / 0 0 0 0 Little Rock AR 64 46 69 58 / 0 0 0 0 Monticello AR 67 49 72 59 / 0 0 0 0 Mount Ida AR 67 46 69 57 / 0 0 0 0 Mountain Home AR 68 44 68 56 / 0 0 0 0 Newport AR 62 46 65 58 / 0 0 0 0 Pine Bluff AR 65 47 69 57 / 0 0 0 0 Russellville AR 68 45 70 56 / 0 0 0 0 Searcy AR 64 44 68 55 / 0 0 0 0 Stuttgart AR 62 48 67 58 / 0 0 0 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Dense Fog Advisory until 9 AM CST this morning for ARZ006>008- 014>017-024-025-031>034-039-042>047-052>057-062>069-121>123-130- 137-138-140-141-222-223-230-237-238-240-241-340-341. && DISCUSSION...73 AVIATION...73
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cache River went into Minor flood stage in mid February and crested (in minor flood stage) at 10.18 feet on February 20, 2026 at 1200 CST.
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