At this point, October has been a bright sunny month for arkansans. That all changed today, thanks to a weak cold front. This frontal boundary provided a welcomed wet scenery in Central Arkansas.
Preliminary rainfall reports show the greatest amount of rain fell over northern sections of the state near Fayetteville and Batesville. Meanwhile Little Rock collected a little over a quarter of an inch of rain.
Obviously, this rain event was needed but it barely made a dent (if any) on the drought situation in the state. In the last several weeks we've fallen behind in the rainfall department. With several sites only collecting less than an inch of rain. That's not a positive sign when you consider we average over 4 inches of rain this month. We can already see the effects rippling through county burn bans as we speak.
Could this rainy site be the turning point? Not...really. The way the upper level flow is presenting itself lately, it leads me to believe we'll be lucky to get another bout of rain this month. I'll tell you what I believe the rest of fall/winter will turn out for Arkansas in the next blog post. Until then have a great week and enjoy the puddles while you can.
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