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Flash Flood — Lonoke, AR

Dec 10, 2021

A powerful storm system developed and moved across the central Plains into the Mid-Mississippi Valley on Friday into Friday night. This storm complex brought a cold front through the state. Ahead of the cold front, in the open warm sector, near record warm temperatures, upper 70s/lower 80s, and elevated dew points, mid 60s to 70, were observed across Arkansas. This provided a warm and unstable environment and with favorable clockwise turning of winds with height, strong storms were expected to d

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 994080). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Lonoke, AR

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