Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Little Rock, AR

Issued

Apr 3, 2000, 9:00 AM CDT (14:00 UTC)

Expired

Apr 3, 2000, 12:00 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Little Rock, AR

Area

Whole counties

Counties Bradley County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KLZK 031358
FFWLZK
ARC011-041-043-031700-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
900 AM CDT MON APR 3 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
  BRADLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
  DREW COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 1200 PM CDT

* DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS...SINCE ROUGHLY 6
  AM THIS MORNING...RANGED FROM ONE AND HALF INCHES TO AS MUCH AS TWO
  AND ONE HALF INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN BRADLEY...NORTHERN
  DREW AND DESHA COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH...IT APPEARS ONLY AREAS OF LIGHT
  TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
  THE MORNING HOURS...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS.
  REPORTS FROM THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT INDICATE SOME ROAD
  CLOSURES ACROSS DREW AND DESHA COUNTIES. FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS...
  ESPECIALLY IN LOW SPOTS AND NEAR AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL OCCUR
  IN THE WARNED AREA.

DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD! THE WATER DEPTH
MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR SAFE PASSAGE. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT TWO FEET OF
MOVING WATER TO CARRY A CAR DOWNSTREAM.

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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 3, 3:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
345 AM CDT MON APR 3 2000

WEAKENING BOUNDARY OVER THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE STATE WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AS MAIN SHOT OF COLD AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN
LIKE GANG BUSTERS LATER TODAY. THERE WILL BE A GOOD PRECIPITATION
GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE TODAY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.
NORTHWEST SECTIONS WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN...WITH CENTRAL
SECTIONS BEING LIKELY...AND UNQUALIFIED SOUTHEAST. THUNDER MAY
ACCOMPANY THE RAIN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL BECOME A MAJOR
ISSUE LATER TODAY WITH COLD FRONT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL BE ENDING
QUICKLY TONIGHT...SO THAT NORTHWEST ZONES WILL BE DRY...A SLIGHT
CHANCE CENTRAL ZONES...AND ONLY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE SOUTHEAST AS
COLD AIR WILL SPREAD QUICKLY SOUTHEAST. NORTHWEST SECTIONS WILL
FLIRT WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...ONLY STRONG WINDS MAY
KEEP THEM FROM FREEZING...BUT THIS WILL REQUIRE WATCHING. DRY AND
BREEZY TUESDAY WITH MUCH SUNSHINE. WINDS WILL BE RELAXING DURING THE
DAY TUESDAY. RESPITE FROM WINDS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED SINCE THE NEXT
TROF WILL BE TIGHTENING THE SURFACE GRADIENT ONCE AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY. 32

.LIT...LAKE WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

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