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Heavy Rain/Severe Weather on April 8-10, 2008 (Pg1) |
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A round of heavy rain and severe weather arrived on April
8th. |
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The pattern at 6 pm CDT on 04/08/2008...with a cold front pushing into
Arkansas from the northwest and scattered severe thunderstorms in the
southwest. |
| A storm system passed to the north on the 8th, and dragged a cold front into Arkansas. Scattered severe thunderstorms
developed along the front during the afternoon and evening hours...especially
in southwest Arkansas.
Quarter size hail was reported near Grannis (Polk County) and Antoine
(Pike County). Numerous trees were downed in Thornton (Calhoun County),
with some trees on houses. Power lines were downed as
well.
The system continued moving away from the state well to
the north and east during the night of the 8th/early on the 9th. The front
became parallel to the wind flow aloft (west to east), which gave the
front little push. The front stalled across southern Arkansas, with
showers and thunderstorms continuing.
Areas of heavy rain occurred in central and southern sections of the
state, with more than two inch amounts in some areas.
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| At Murfreesboro (Pike County), 5.57 inches of rain fell,
with 4.71 inches at Hope (Hempstead County), 3.78 inches at Malvern (Hot
Spring County), 3.68 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski County), 3.12 inches
at Leola (Grant County) and 2.97 inches at Stuttgart (Arkansas County). |
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| In the picture:
Twenty four hour rainfall amounts through 7 am CDT on 04/09/2008. "E" is
estimated precipitation. |
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pictures: Heavy to excessive rain early on 04/09/2008 was too
much for Lake DeGray (Clark County) to handle, with flooding
noted the next day. The picture is courtesy of Teresa Bray. Click
to enlarge. |
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A new storm system began intensifying in west Texas on the 9th,
with the front beginning to lift to the north. Along and north of the
front, a few severe storms popped up in the western counties during the
evening. The storms produced quarter size hail at Hatfield (Polk County)
and nickel size hail at Acorn (Polk County). There was also a weak tornado
spawned south of Dallas (Polk County). Just outside the Little
Rock County Warning Area, up to baseball size hail occurred around
Fort Smith (Sebastian County). |
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Later that night and early on the 10th, there was widespread heavy rain in
northern and western Arkansas...with two to four inches common (and
locally more). |
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The satellite showed heavy rain in northern Arkansas at 345 am CDT on
04/10/2008, with a severe weather event set to move in from Oklahoma. |
| At Big Fork (Polk County), there was 5.07 inches of rain,
with 5.02 inches at Gilbert (Searcy County), 4.84 inches at Marshall
(Searcy County), 4.28 inches at Ozone (Johnson County), 4.25 inches at
Botkinburg (Van Buren County), 4.06 inches at Norfork Dam (Baxter County)
and 4.05 inches at Calico Rock (Izard County). |
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| In the picture:
Twenty four hour rainfall amounts through 7 am CDT on 04/10/2008. |
| There were many reports of flash flooding, with roads
under water. U.S. Highway 65 was covered in a few spots, including near
Saint Joe (Searcy County) and between Leslie and Marshall (both in
Searcy County).
A road at Marshall (Searcy County) washed away, exposing a water
line. The line broke, with no water in town. The same water line serves
the Leslie (Searcy County) community. A bridge washed out along Highway
333, isolating the town of Gilbert (Searcy County). At Hardy (Sharp
County), two houses floated downstream along the Spring River.
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There was so much rain that water had to be released from the Norfork
Dam (Baxter County). On a normal day, 6800 cubic feet per second is
released. On the 10th, it was up to 82000 cubic feet per second. This
created flooding along the Norfork River between the dam and the upper
reaches of the White River. |
| In the picture:
All flood gates were open at Norfork Dam (Baxter County) on
04/10/2008. The picture is courtesy of Mel Coleman. Click
to enlarge. |
| The releases were necessary because Norfork Lake was above the
flood pool (capacity). That was also the case at Beaver Lake and Table Rock
Lake (in southwest Missouri). |
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Overflowing White River Basin Lakes (04/11/2008) |
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Location |
7 AM Level (ft) |
Flood Pool |
| Beaver Lake (NW AR) |
1131.6 |
1130 |
| Table Rock Lake (SW
MO) |
931.8 |
931 |
| Norfork Lake (NC AR) |
581.2 |
580 |
| Note:
"NW" is northwest, "SW" is southwest, and "NC" is north
central. |
| The White River was on the rise, with crests at downstream
points equalling or exceeding levels reached in late March. In most cases,
these were in the Top 10 highest crests on record. |
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Crests Along the White River |
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Location |
Crest in March (ft) |
Rank |
Crest in April (ft) |
Rank |
Flood Stage |
| Calico Rock (Izard Co) |
39.64 (03/20) |
NA |
40.27 (04/11) |
NA |
19 |
| Batesville
(Independence Co) |
27.00 (03/20) |
8T |
26.40 (04/11) |
10 |
15 |
| Newport (Jackson Co) |
33.98 (03/21) |
6 |
33.16 (04/13) |
NA |
26 |
| Augusta (Woodruff Co) |
38.41 (03/22) |
4 |
37.79 (04/14) |
6 |
26 |
| Georgetown (White Co) |
30.18 (03/24) |
7 |
30.05 (04/15) |
9 |
21 |
| Des Arc (Prairie Co) |
33.74 (03/25) |
5! |
33.78 (04/17) |
4 |
24 |
| Clarendon (Monroe Co) |
33.04 (03/29) |
6!! |
33.78 (04/19) |
5 |
26 |
| Note: "NA"
is not in the Top 10 crests. "T" is tied. "!" was ranked 4th in March. "!!" was
ranked 5th in March |
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| There is more concerning heavy rain and
severe weather on April 8rd through the 10th. To check out the rest of the story, click
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