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Thursday May 07, 2009 at 8:40 am
Turn Off The Rain Faucet!


1 PM Saturday Update... A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 8 PM for southern Arkansas

7:30 AM Friday Update... A rare, PDS, severe thunderstorm watch, is in effect for northern Arkansas for a potent complex of storms rolling out of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

At this point you're probably wondering what a PDS stands for.  Usually, when the Storm Prediction Center is very confident about a high impact weather event, this is included in the wording to put emphasis on the concern.  It stands for "Particularly Dangerous Situation."  I'll keep you updated today.

1:30 PM Thursday Update... It's feeling like an Arkansas steam bath for the first time this year.  The dew point is up to 71!

I thought I had problems mowing my yard.  Check out the picture that came in from Watson Chapel.

Some places have already received their normal monthly rainfall and some places have doubled it.  Here in Little Rock, we are 142% of normal and in North Little Rock, we are 130% of normal.

Now the bad news, more is coming.  With the front in the region and more waves of low pressure, some places could see several inches more by Sunday.  Some of the thunderstorms will be able to topple trees even if the winds are NOT severe strength.  The ground is so saturated, expect some trees to come down and a few power outages will be possible as well.

Please keep your rain amounts coming in the comment section.  Also, don't forget to send your pictures to photo@katv.com

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jtclaud
20 inches of rain since 03/24 on the east side of Cabot. Still coming down. Quit saying active spring weather conditions . We know that already! Give us something to look forward too.Eg:30 day outlook. We can't believe the 7 day graphics because they change everyday. Thank you.

Devin flemens
Todd we only got .60 inchs of rain today they got alot more to the south it is thundering like crazzy but all missing me.

Laura Anne
Hello, Is there a way to track barometric pressure over a period of time? I am interested to see what the air pressure is on days I have a headache. Thank you. Laura Anne

Bobby Powers
Todd and weather bloggers, we witnesed history today, The derecho that raced across the mid section of country today made weather history and caused wide spread damage over a large area. There are numerous repots of high winds. The highest wind speed reported was 106mph in Carbondale IL.

To read more on this historic event check out this link http://tiny.cc/3urhw Make sure and watch the radar loop. Joe ~~~~~~~i is calling it a landcane.

Read what he had to say about this historic event. "Between 6 and 10 a.m. the center, full of thunderstorms passed close by to Joplin, Missouri with a 6 mb pressure fall and wind coming hard from all direction with the shift from strong southeast into the northwest with gusts close to 90. It wasn't just a burst and done, but a two-hour period that mimicked the passage of a tropical cyclone! "

His description of this weather feature mimicking a tropical cyclone is fascinating. Here is another outstanding link to see what the radar looked like as the system moved across the country. http://tiny.cc/fdRDN

Heidy Ayala
I live in a trailer home and every time theirs going to be bad weather I panic and I could not sleep. When the Tornado strike Dumas Arkansas like three years ago my cousin was in it and know she is in a wheel chair and she can not walk. I really want channe 7 to call me and let me know if Desha County is under Tornado Warning.

jackbreedlove@att.net
Our new theme song should be I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN!!

Bobby Powers
Todd, sorry I have been off the map the last few weeks. Running a company is getting in the way of my favorite hobby.

The weather pattern we are in is spectacular to watch. These large thunderstorm complexes are fascinating to watch on radar. We usual don?t see these weather systems until summer time and they usual occur in the central plans with one or two occasionally effecting Arkansas. These complexes are producing strong Derecho?s. Derecho means straight in Spanish and is a widespread and long lived, violent straight-line windstorm. The winds can gust to over 100mph and can produce sustained wind over 50 mph for long period of time. Trees, roofs, and power poles can topple in these events. Mobile Homes and small structures can be heavily damaged in these events as well. It is also not uncommon to have a small tornado develop with these complexes. A Derecho can travel for hundreds of miles before they disapate. We have seen several of these over last 10 days which is very unusual.

Everyone should take a look at the one moving out of Missouri into Kentucky this afternoon. It looks like a hurricane on land. Very impressive!

Joyce Smith
I would like the entire state to know how great the Weather Call is. I signed up last year and Wed. am, it paid off. The phone call woke me up. I thought who on earth is calling this time of the night. I turn my phone off in the bed room, but I could hear the phone in the den and the answering machine came on. Guess what, it was that great voice of Ned Perme saying there was a tornado warning in my area. I grabbed my pillows, got in the bath tub and starting praying. I could hear the sound of the wind, limbs hitting the room. It was a terrible sound. From the time I got the call which said 4:58 am, I had enough time to take cover. God was really with my neighborhood. There were alot of downed trees and power lines, but no one was hurt. I have enjoyed telling the story about Ned Perme calling me. The whole community has enjoyed it and the ones that don't have it, intend to get it. You should hear some of the stories around town about Ned calling. Some of the elderly that don't understand how computers work think that Ned makes all those calls personally. Then you have to explain. It's neat. To me it is better than the radio that some have, because you just get the one phone call and you don't have to listen to all the other crap. Thanks Ned and all the Meterologist at KATV - You all do a great job.

Kyle
Todd, Hey bud, I am proud to report, that, recently during some bad storms that hit Calhoun, Ouachita and Dallas county, we had the siren go OFF, but nothing actually hit here in Thornton, thank God. I really didnt know where the storm was going but they did sound the siren for that night here in Thornton. I was SO scared, but I am thankful we made it out great. What makes me worse scared now during bad storms is that I have a couple drain tubes stitched in my side, and I hate moving around alot due to soreness, but I made an exception that night and for a little while and stayed in moms' room until the tornado warning went off the map at the bottom of the screen. I was SO scared, sir. Thanks to God that nothing occurred, but my prayers go to Monticello because I have afew friends who go to college there.

Devin Flemens
Hey Todd will you put a map up of where the heavy rain will be at in the state the next 5 days?

Caleb
Us here in malvern got 3-4 inches in 2 hours on tuesday night. I t rained so much that my creek beside my house turned my back yard to a river.

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