Rainfall

Weekend's Severe Weather Briefing for Arkansas

  • A new storm system moves into the region on Saturday, followed by a cold front that will move through the state during the afternoon/evening timeframe. During this period, we expect another round of unsettled weather, with a few strong or severe storms possible. The main hazards look to be hail and damaging winds.

  • It’s important to remember that additional updates will be provided as we get closer to Saturday, and specifics will become ironed out further.

Attached is a severe weather briefing concerning the rainfall totals that are expected through the day on Sunday as well as the possibility of severe weather on Saturday. 

Southwest Arkansas Rainfall on Wednesday

Rainfall totals in southwest Arkansas as of 4pm Wednesday according to USGS:
Red River at Index, AR 08/12 16:00 CDT 9.29
Rolling Fork near DeQueen, AR 4.31
Little River near Horatio, AR 4.10
Cossatot River near Vandervoort, AR 7.78
Saline River near Dierks, AR 9.56

https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/significant-rainfall-in-southwest-arkansas-leads-to-rainfall-totals-near-10-inches

Significant rainfall in southwest Arkansas leads to rainfall totals near 10 inches

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An upper level disturbance that ran into a front as it moved from Oklahoma into west and southwest Arkansas produced a cluster of storms that built up over time, resulting in heavy rainfall across the area Wednesday morning.