A cold front sagged southward into Arkansas to begin July. Near the front, areas of heavy rain were noted across northern and central sections of the state on the 1st/2nd.
In the picture: The pattern on 07/01/2007...with a front sagging southward into Arkansas from the north with better chances for rain.

By late on the 2nd, the front had made it into central Arkansas...with scattered thunderstorms along and just north of the front. One to two inch rainfall amounts were common along the Arkansas River, with locally over 2 inches.
In the picture: Rainfall on July 2, 2007.

	In the Little Rock (Pulaski County) area, the rain caused flash flooding...with water over several roadways and cars stalled.
In the picture: A double rainbow was captured in Little Rock (Pulaski County) as heavy rain was winding down during the late afternoon of 07/02/2007. The picture is courtesy of Robert Majors. Click to enlarge.

As the front pushed to the south on the 2nd/3rd, lower dewpoints (drier air) built into northern and eastern Arkansas...with rain chances decreasing. Scattered thunderstorms continued in the south and west.
In the picture: Dewpoint temperatures decreased behind a front on 07/02/2007...but remained high (with lots of moisture) farther south and west.

In addition to the front, a pesky area of low pressure aloft (storm system) was in eastern Texas...and helped enhance precipitation. The low and the front triggered hit and miss rain on the 4th, mainly south and west of Little Rock (Pulaski County). The front then washed out.

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