Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Oct 6, 1998, 12:21 AM CDT for Yell County, Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 6, 1998, 12:21 AM CDT (05:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 1998, 3:25 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Whole counties
County Yell County, AR
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 214 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLIT 060520 FFWLIT ARC097-113-149-060825- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1221 AM CDT TUE OCT 6 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... YELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS * UNTIL 325 AM CDT * DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA FROM 9PM TO MIDNIGHT. WITH RAIN CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR OR CONTINUE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER ACROSS A ROAD...TURN AROUND AND GO THE OTHER WAY. 22/46
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 5, 6:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
ARZ016-024-025-031>034-038>047-050>057-059>064-066-067-070>072- 060400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 600 PM CDT MON OCT 5 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 11 PM... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 9 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR WEST AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS... A TORANDO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 11 PM. THIS IS ROUGHLY IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM BATESVILLE TO STUTTGART TO EAST OF TEXARKANA TO DANVILLE. COUNTIES IN THE WATCH ARE...INDEPENDENCE...JACKSON...CLEBURNE...WHITE... WOODRUFF...CONWAY...FAULKNER...YELL...PERRY...MONTGOMERY...GARLAND... SALINE...PULASKI...LONOKE...PRAIRIE...MONROE...HOT SPRING...GRANT... JEFFERSON...ARKANSAS...HOWARD...PIKE....CLARK...DALLAS.....CLEVELAND... LINCOLN...HEMPSTEAD...NEVADA...OUACHITA...CALHOUN...MILLER...LAFAYETTE ...AND COLUMBIA. SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH ARE...LITTLE ROCK...PINE BLUFF...HOT SPRINGS... EL DORADO...CAMDEN...CONWAY..AND SEARCY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO ARKANSAS TONIGHT AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE FAVORABLE FOR ROTATION AND THUS SOME TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT...FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A THREAT TONIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS TONIGHT BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER. TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. KEEP TUNDED TO LOCAL TELEVISION...CABLE TELEVISION...LOCAL RADIO OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WEATHER EVENT. 48
Special weather statement, Oct 5, 9:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
ARZ016-024-025-031>034-038>047-050>057-059>064-066-067-070>072- 060300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 901 PM CDT MON OCT 5 1998 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN WEST AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS HAS EXPIRED. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS HAS BEEN CANCELED. THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE DECREASED AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ALSO DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT OVERNIGHT...BUT IT APPEARS THAT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER* PROBLEM INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 48
Special weather statement, Oct 5, 9:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
ARZ016-024-025-031>034-038>047-050>057-059>064-066-067-070>072- 060300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 901 PM CDT MON OCT 5 1998 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN WEST AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS HAS EXPIRED. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS HAS BEEN CANCELED. THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE DECREASED AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS ALSO DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT OVERNIGHT...BUT IT APPEARS THAT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER* PROBLEM INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 48
Local storm report, Oct 5, 11:50 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1150 PM CDT MON OCT 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1050 PM DARDANELLE AR FLOODING
10/05/98 YELL SERIOUS FLOODING REPORTED
IN TOWN. REPORT FROM KARV
RADIO IN RUSSELLVILE AND
YELL COUNTY OES.
1050 PM RUSSELLVILLE AR FLOODING
10/05/98 POPE SERIOUS FLOODING REPORTED
IN TOWN. 5.38 INCHES OF
RAIN IN TOWN AS OF 1050 PM.
REPORT FROM KARV RADIO IN
RUSSELLVILLE.
1135 PM CLINTON AR FLOODING
10/05/98 VAN BUREN SERIOUS FLOODING IN CLINTON.
GROCERY STORE FLOODED.
TWO FAMILIES EVACUATED IN
CLINTON. 2 FAMILIES ALSO
TRAPPED IN THE NORTHERN
PART OF VAN BUREN COUNTY.
1143 PM MOUNTAIN VIEW AR FLOODING
10/05/98 STONE SOME FLOODING OF STREETS
AND SMALL STREAMS. REPORT
FROM STORM SPOTTER.
1145 PM GREENBRIER AR WIND DAMAGE
10/05/98 FAULKNER POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORT FROM GREENBRIER
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
22Local storm report, Oct 5, 11:50 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1150 PM CDT MON OCT 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1050 PM DARDANELLE AR FLOODING
10/05/98 YELL SERIOUS FLOODING REPORTED
IN TOWN. REPORT FROM KARV
RADIO IN RUSSELLVILE AND
YELL COUNTY OES.
1050 PM RUSSELLVILLE AR FLOODING
10/05/98 POPE SERIOUS FLOODING REPORTED
IN TOWN. 5.38 INCHES OF
RAIN IN TOWN AS OF 1050 PM.
REPORT FROM KARV RADIO IN
RUSSELLVILLE.
1135 PM CLINTON AR FLOODING
10/05/98 VAN BUREN SERIOUS FLOODING IN CLINTON.
GROCERY STORE FLOODED.
TWO FAMILIES EVACUATED IN
CLINTON. 2 FAMILIES ALSO
TRAPPED IN THE NORTHERN
PART OF VAN BUREN COUNTY.
1143 PM MOUNTAIN VIEW AR FLOODING
10/05/98 STONE SOME FLOODING OF STREETS
AND SMALL STREAMS. REPORT
FROM STORM SPOTTER.
1145 PM GREENBRIER AR WIND DAMAGE
10/05/98 FAULKNER POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORT FROM GREENBRIER
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
22The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Polk | 33 min |
| Oct 5, 7:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Polk | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 8:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Yell | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 9:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Pope | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 10:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Conway | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 11:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Van Buren | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner | 33 min |
| Oct 5, 11:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Stone | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, White | 50 min |
| Oct 6, 12:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Izard, Sharp | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 12:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 48 min |
| Oct 6, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence | 49 min |
| Oct 6, 12:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Scott | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Pope | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 1:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Garland | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Van Buren | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Fulton | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Stone | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Dallas | 33 min |
| Oct 6, 3:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Yell | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Polk | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Izard, Sharp | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Pope | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Scott | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 4:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 95 min |
| Oct 6, 4:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, White | 3 hr |
| Oct 6, 5:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Van Buren | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.