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June 2007 Storm Report |
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| Short Weather Summary |
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pressure became less dominant as June progressed, with better chances
for rain. Arkansas had to wait awhile for widespread precipitation, as
it was mostly concentrated in the Plains with widespread flooding. Some
of this rain built into northern and western Arkansas to end June, with
monthly totals pushed above normal. The southern and eastern counties
were not as fortunate, with subpar rainfall reported. |
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| There were no high or low temperature
records in June, 2007. |
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High pressure in the southeast United States flattened out
at times, allowing systems (such as fronts) from the Plains to move into
Arkansas. In general, the systems triggered isolated to scattered
showers and thunderstorms...with precipitation remaining below normal
much of the month. |
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In the picture:
A radar/satellite composite showed scattered
thunderstorms in northern Arkansas ahead of a cold front during the
afternoon of 06/05/2007. |
| While rain was spotty, there was some notable severe
weather and flash flooding. On the 3rd, a severe storm produced a 66 mph
wind gust at Little Rock National Airport (Pulaski County). On the 10th,
storms bubbled up near a stalled front across the state...with golfball
size hail near Marshall (Searcy County) and quarter size hail just north
of Waldron (Scott County). Another front brought some heavy rain early
on the 19th to southeast Arkansas. At Rohwer (Desha County), 4.01 inches
of rain was measured...with 3.18 inches at Dumas (Desha County). Just
north of Rohwer (Desha County), one lane of Arkansas Highway 1 was under
water for a time. |
| Toward the last week in June, the pattern got interesting.
Low pressure formed in the southern Plains, with the potential for heavy
rainfall increasing. |
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The pattern on 06/26/2007...with high pressure ("H") across much of the
southern United States, but low pressure ("L") and scattered storms near
Arkansas. |
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For the most part, flooding rain stayed in the
Plains...and affected areas from Texas into Oklahoma, southeast Kansas
and western Missouri. |
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In the picture: Rainfall from June 23-29, 2007. |
| On the 30th, a cold front pushed into the state from the
north and worked with the low in the Plains to bring widespread
precipitation to northern and western Arkansas. Twenty four hour
rainfall through 7 am CDT on July 1st included 5.80 inches at Batesville
(Independence County), 3.83 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter County),
2.43 inches at Jonesboro (Craighead County), 2.30 inches at Morrilton
(Conway County) and 1.98 inches at Calico Rock (Izard County). |
| In the Tropics |
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| There was only one tropical system in June. Tropical Storm
Barry affected Florida on June 1-2, 2007. Barry brought much needed rain,
with widespread drought conditions before the system arrived. |
| Additional June Details |
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| For more details about
June, 2007...go to the "Temperatures and Precipitation"
section below. |
| Temperatures and Precipitation |
| Temperatures
were a little above normal in June. Readings at Little Rock are shown to right. |
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Rainfall was generally below normal across southern and
eastern Arkansas, with some above normal totals in the north and west. Amounts at Little Rock are shown to left. |
| To right, a look at precipitation across the state. |
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| For a look at actual temperatures and precipitation
in Arkansas as measured by the cooperative observer network, click
here. |
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