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Severe Weather/Heavy Rain on May 26-27, 2008
 
The weather pattern featured a ridge of high pressure building in the Plains on May 26-28, 2008. High pressure began building to the west of the region on the 26th/27th. This created a northwest wind flow aloft, with a front slowly riding the flow into Arkansas.
In the picture: The weather pattern featured a ridge of high pressure building in the Plains on May 26-28, 2008. East of the ridge, a northwest wind flow aloft pushed a front through Arkansas.

 

Ahead of the front, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across northern and central Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of the 26th. Precipitation continued through the morning hours of the 27th. The WSR-88D (Doppler Weather Radar) showed showers and thunderstorms popping up in northern and central Arkansas at 506 pm CDT on 05/26/2008.
In the picture: The WSR-88D (Doppler Weather Radar) showed showers and thunderstorms popping up in northern and central Arkansas at 506 pm CDT on 05/26/2008. At 500 pm CDT, temperatures were mainly in the mid 80s to lower 90s, with mid/upper 70s toward the Missouri border.

 

Some storms were severe, with large hail noted. Quarter size hail was reported just northwest of Quitman (Cleburne County), with penny size hail a couple of miles west of Morrilton (Conway County).

There was also some wind damage. Trees and power lines were downed south of Hot Springs (Garland County) toward the Diamondhead (Hot Spring County) community.

 

Twenty four hour rainfall through 7 am CDT on 05/27/2008.

There was heavy rain as well, with more than two inches of precipitation at several locations.
In the picture: Twenty four hour rainfall through 7 am CDT on 05/27/2008. "E" is estimated precipitation.

 

Twenty four hour rainfall amounts through 7 am CDT on the 27th included 2.73 inches at Jasper (Newton County), 2.72 inches at Damascus (Van Buren County), 2.44 inches at Greers Ferry Dam (Cleburne County), 2.21 inches at Hot Springs (Garland County), and 2.02 inches at Ozone (Johnson County).

Flash flooding was reported in the Russellville (Pope County) and Hot Springs (Garland County) areas, with water over roads.

 

Storm Reports
Scattered severe storms produced large hail, damaging winds and spotty flash flooding across northern and central Arkansas on May 26th and early on the 27th. For a look at some reports, click here.
Preliminary reports of severe weather and flash flooding in the Little Rock County Warning Area on May 26-27, 2008 (in red).
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In the picture: Preliminary reports of severe weather and flash flooding in the Little Rock County Warning Area on May 26-27, 2008 (in red).
 

 

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