NWS Little Rock, AR - Heavy Rain on October 24-30, 2022

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	Heavy Rain on October 24-30, 2022

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Even though heavier rain has moved out, showers and some storms continue developing across AR this evening. Rain will taper off through Sunday. #arwx pic.twitter.com/V3Y6lwhSQG
— NWS Little Rock (@NWSLittleRock) October 29, 2022

In the video: This was one of two storm systems that affected Arkansas in late October, 2022. The system looked impressive on satellite as it tracked into northern sections of the state during the evening of the 29th. To the southeast, there was severe weather and at least half a dozen tornadoes in southern Alabama.

As October came to a close, two storm systems arrived from the southern Plains and produced appreciable rain across Arkansas. The most rain came with system number one on the 24th/25th.

Seven day rainfall through 700 am CDT on 10/31/2022. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in much of western Arkansas. Farther to the east, most areas had less than two inches of rain, and under an inch in places.

In the picture: Seven day rainfall through 700 am CDT on 10/31/2022. Two to more than four inches of rain was common in much of western Arkansas. Farther to the east, most areas had less than two inches of rain, and under an inch in places.

Western sections of the state received two to more than three inches of precipitation in the twenty four hour period ending at 700 am CDT on the 25th. Pine Ridge (Montgomery County) had 3.27 inches of liquid, with 3.20 inches at Big Fork (Polk County) and Lead Hill (Boone County), 3.15 inches at Winslow (Washington County), 3.00 inches at Harrison (Boone County), 2.85 inches at Booneville (Logan County), and 2.75 inches at Gilbert (Searcy County) and Highfill (Benton County).

On the 28th/29th, system number two was responsible for one to two inch totals in parts of southern, central, and eastern Arkansas. Twenty four hour amounts through 700 am CDT on the 30th included 2.08 inches at Mount Ida (Montgomery County), 2.00 inches at Crystal Valley (Pulaski County), 1.87 inches at Pine Ridge (Montgomery County), 1.80 inches at Fordyce (Dallas County), 1.72 inches at Alum Fork (Saline County), 1.59 inches at West Memphis (Crittenden County), and 1.56 inches at Mountain View (Stone County).

In the picture: Given beneficial rain in October, soil moisture was close to normal across much of Arkansas on 10/30/2022. However, dry to very dry conditions were just to the west in the Plains.

After a bone dry September/early October, the rain brought widespread drought relief. On the 13th, burn bans were posted in 71 of 75 counties. On the 31st, only 17 counties had burn bans.

Tornadoes in Southern Alabama

During the evening of October 29th, at least half a dozen weak tornadoes (rated EF0/EF1) were spawned in southern Alabama. Trees and utility poles were downed or snapped, sheds and barns were damaged or destroyed, and homes suffered mostly minor roof damage. A mobile home was rolled and destroyed. Three occupants were injured and transported to a local hospital.

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