Tuesday, May 12, 2009

A Break- But is it a Sign of a Long-Term Change?




After being awakened by rain again this morning, it was refreshing to look out and not see the brook that runs through our property look like the Cut-Off Creek. Here at the Weather Buzz HQ, we received nearly 2 more inches of rain yesterday(1.9). Since Saturday that makes over 5 1/2 inches!




Below is the NWS Weather Summary:




"SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN NORTH ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPED IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS. PATCHY FOG WAS NOTED MAINLY IN SOUTH SECTIONS. TEMPERATURES FELL TO THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 60S. A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT CONTINUED OVER NORTH TEXAS AND LOUISIANA.


THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH TODAY. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING RAIN CHANCES TO ARKANSAS BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE FROM ONE TENTH TO ONE HALF INCH. WEDNESDAY WILL BE DRIER WITH DRY AIR MOVING


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AND NO SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH.


WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH THE FRONT NORTH OF THE STATE.HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE PLAINS WILL ENTER ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BRING INCREASED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY."


The above photos are (from l to r) The Upper Cut-Off Creek at Coleman (Hwy 83) and a linear cloud formation photo looking SSW over a gravel pit in the south part of Lincoln County from yesterday morning.



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