[PBARC] Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1105 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005

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1105 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.

DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY FOR PARTS OF 
NORTHERN AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS NORTH OF A LINE 
FROM NEAR PARKS TO PERRYVILLE TO CLINTON TO CAVE CITY.

A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER AROUND JUST TO 
THE NORTHWEST OF ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL 
DAYS. THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST... 
BRINGING ABUNDANT MOISTURE UP OVER THE STATE. SEVERAL SYSTEMS WILL 
MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST...AND ACROSS ARKANSAS. THIS WILL ALLOW 
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE STATE THROUGH TONIGHT.

SOME AREAS OF ARKANSAS...PARTICULARLY THE NORTH AND WEST...COULD
RECEIVE AS MUCH AS ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT.
WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...PONDING OF WATER ON STREETS AND IN
LOW LYING AREAS WILL EASILY OCCUR. LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL ALSO BE
A PROBLEM...AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COULD ALSO
CAUSE RISES ON STREAMS AND CREEKS.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. AN 
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN...MAINLY 
OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL FINALLY MOVE ACROSS 
ARKANSAS LATE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH RAINFALL GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF 
AND COMING TO AN END LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS...LOCAL OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN NORTHERN AND 
WESTERN ARKANSAS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY 
RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THROUGH TONIGHT. SPOTTERS 
SHOULD REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. 
THEY WILL RELAY REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 
OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK.

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73,
Glenn