Heavy rains in late June led to minor river flooding on the Cache River at the Patterson gage.
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Heavy rains in late June led to minor river flooding on the Cache River at the Patterson gage.
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 23, 11:41 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1241 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 253 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 - Near daily rounds of showers/storms expected through Friday - Upper ridging/surface high will build into the region late week - Temps to increase from below average to above average - Advisory criteria heat probable late weekend/early next week && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 253 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 Showers and thunderstorms were in progress over far SW AR early this Tuesday morning. This activity was training along and ahead of a stationary frontal boundary draped from NW to SE over SW AR. This activity is anticipated to move little over the next several hours. Flash flooding will be the main concern with these storms over the ArkLaTex's region. Elsewhere, winds were E/NE on the cool side of the front, with low stratus noted over a good portion of the CWA. Temps ranged from the mid 60s to mid 70s. Precipitation today should be confined to far W/SW/S AR in association with the aforementioned stationary front. Skies should remain mostly cloudy today and with E/SE winds around 10 mph, highs will top out nearly 5 to 10 degrees below average for the date. Enjoy, because this is not anticipated to hang around long. Synoptically, NW flow will be in place across the region through mid/late week. By late week, NW flow should transition to zonal flow across a good portion of the Cntrl CONUS. Late in the period, SWrly flow is anticipated to setup as upper level ridging takes shape over the SE U.S into the OH River Valley. Early on, upper level disturbances are expected to traverse NWrly flow on a near daily basis resulting in MCS development and/or broken complexes of showers and thunderstorms. Once complexes develop, they should track SEwrd over the region. Low-level moisture will markedly increase with the front lifting back to the N as a warm front later today. Daily PoP chances will start to diminish by the weekend with temps climbing back above to well above average. By early next week, upper level ridging and surface high pressure should be centered over the Ern one-third of the CONUS. Large scale forcing for subsidence should inhibit organized convection across the area. With high antecedent soil moisture in place (thanks to recent rainfall) coupled with warm and moist air advection on S/SWrly winds, temps are expected to climb into the middle 90s with apparent T's reaching or exceeding heat headline criteria. Heat risk is also on par favoring Major Risk category late in the period (driven mainly by warm overnight lows). Talking about warm overnight temps, readings may struggle to fall below 80 degrees in many locations Saturday night through at least Monday night. WBGT temps may approach upper 80s/near 90 over portions of central AR into Ern sections of the state both Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon. Long range guidance suggests the upper level ridge could linger over the region well beyond the end of the long term period. This would prolong the period of dangerous heat across AR. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1240 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 MVFR to occasional IFR conditions are expected through sunrise for the majority of the terminals. Widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will still be possible trough the night across central and southern AR. Conditions will slowly improve to VFR during the afternoon hours but another chance of precipitation can not be ruled out. Confidence is low so no introduction of precipitation will be added beyond tonight. Winds will be light and generally from the SE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 82 69 87 73 / 30 30 40 20 Camden AR 87 71 94 74 / 70 20 0 0 Harrison AR 81 68 83 72 / 60 40 60 50 Hot Springs AR 85 71 90 75 / 60 30 10 0 Little Rock AR 84 71 90 76 / 40 40 30 0 Monticello AR 85 72 92 75 / 50 20 20 0 Mount Ida AR 84 71 88 75 / 70 30 10 0 Mountain Home AR 80 68 83 71 / 40 40 60 50 Newport AR 82 70 88 74 / 30 40 40 10 Pine Bluff AR 84 70 91 75 / 50 30 20 0 Russellville AR 85 71 90 75 / 50 30 20 10 Searcy AR 83 69 89 74 / 40 30 10 10 Stuttgart AR 83 72 90 76 / 50 30 10 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...99 LONG TERM....99 AVIATION...56
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
916 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
ARZ052-053-066-240300-
Pike AR-Clark AR-Ouachita AR-
916 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Clark, southeastern
Pike and northwestern Ouachita Counties through 1000 PM CDT
...
At 916 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Blevins to 6 miles southeast of Emmet.
Movement was northeast 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...
Arkadelphia... Gurdon...
Chidester... Okolona...
Whelen Springs... Beirne...
Gum Springs in Clark County... Richwoods...
White Oak Lake State Park... Halfway...
Poison Springs State Park... Delight...
Antoine... Billstown...
Burtsell... Curtis...
Reader... Vaden...
Hollywood... Tates Bluff...
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 3378 9310 3382 9314 3380 9318 3383 9322
3384 9329 3388 9331 3389 9330 3396 9337
3395 9342 3396 9347 3394 9353 3396 9353
3396 9362 3398 9366 3424 9332 3408 9304
3382 9289 3382 9290 3374 9284 3359 9311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 232DEG 26KT 3390 9354 3368 9337
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
67Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1048 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
ARZ067-068-240430-
Bradley AR-Calhoun AR-
1048 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Bradley and
southeastern Calhoun Counties through 1130 PM CDT
...
At 1048 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Moro Bay, or 14 miles east of Norphlet, moving northeast at 35 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...
Hermitage... Ingalls...
Hilo... Moro Bay...
Moro Bay State Park... Vick...
Mt Olive in Bradley County... Johnsonville...
Marsden... Blanchton...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3321 9218 3321 9222 3325 9223 3328 9230
3326 9233 3330 9235 3327 9244 3329 9247
3332 9246 3332 9252 3335 9253 3348 9202
3338 9196 3335 9199 3330 9198 3324 9209
3321 9208 3320 9213 3316 9215 3316 9217
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 240DEG 30KT 3330 9241
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
77The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain in late June led to the Cache River at the Patterson gage to enter minor flood stage with the river at this site reaching a crest on June 26 of 9.79 feet at 1754 LST.
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