Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Little Rock, AR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
400 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2000

RUNNING BEHIND THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER AND SOME
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS...SO THIS WILL BE SHORT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS ARKANSAS TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW SEVERE...
WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY TONIGHT. THEN...CLEARING...WINDY AND MUCH
COLDER OVERNIGHT. WILL CONTINUE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR EARLY TONIGHT
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BEHIND FRONT. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY WILL BRING WINDY AND COOL
CONDITIONS. WILL LIKELY NEED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR FORECAST AREA
AGAIN ON SATURDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE A CLEAR AND COLD
NIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE STATE SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH THE REST OF
STATE PROBABLY SEEING FROST. SUNDAY SHOULD BE A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY
WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY AGAIN AND TEMPERATURES WARMING UP.
NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE OVER EXTREME WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE
MONDAY AS NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS TO APPROACH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSHOWERS EXPECTED STATEWIDE ON TUESDAY. FRONT SHOULD STALL
OVER SOUTH ARKANSAS ON WEDNESDAY...SO WILL KEEP A MENTION OF RAIN IN
THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. NGM MOS TEMPERATURES AND POPS GENERALLY
ACCEPTED.   (22)

.LIT...LAKE WIND ADVISORY EARLY TONIGHT ENTIRE FORECAST AREA
       ZNS 3>7-12>16-21>25-30>34-37>47-52>57-62>69

ARZ003>007-012>016-022>025-031>033-038-039-072115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
219 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2000

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN
ARKANSAS AND WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT.

EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT.

AS THE FRONT PUSHES FARTHER INTO THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND INCREASE IN
INTENSITY.

THE MOST LIKELY FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE STORMS WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

PEOPLE IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE WATCH SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION
TO THE WEATHER. STORMS COULD MOVE IN QUICKLY. BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE
A WAY OF RECEIVING TIMELY WEATHER INFORMATION...AND LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AS THE AFTERNOON GOES ALONG.

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ARZ025-033-034-041>047-052>057-062>069-080400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
626 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2000

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS SETTING OFF A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ALL THE WAY ACROSS ARKANSAS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE
SOUTHWEST. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL LARGER THAN QUARTERS.

AS THE FRONT PUSHES FARTHER INTO THE STATE THIS EVENING...SKIES WILL
CLEAR BEHIND IT.

PEOPLE IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE WATCH SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION
TO THE WEATHER. STORMS COULD MOVE IN QUICKLY. BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE
A WAY OF RECEIVING TIMELY WEATHER INFORMATION...AND LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AS THE AFTERNOON GOES ALONG.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
655 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0510 PM    3 SW CLINTON              AR   1.25 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   VAN BUREN                      BROKEN PICTURE WINDOW IN
                                          HOUSE ALONG WITH ROOF
                                          DAMAGE. REPORT FROM HAM
                                          RADIO STORM SPOTTERS.

0503 PM    CLINTON                   AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   VAN BUREN                      REPORT FROM VAN BUREN
                                          COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

0505 PM    CLINTON                   AR   .75 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   VAN BUREN                      REPORT FROM HAM RADIO
                                          STORM SPOTTERS.

0548 PM    3 S HEBER SPGS            AR   .75 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   CLEBURNE                       REPORT FROM HAM RADIO
                                          STORM SPOTTERS

0550 PM    3 S HEBER SPGS            AR   .88 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   CLEBURNE                       REPORT FROM HAM RADIO
                                          STORM SPOTTERS

0600 PM    6 SE NORMAN               AR   .88 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   MONTGOMERY                     REPORT FROM HOT SPRINGS
                                          STATE POLICE

0605 PM    8 S HEBER SPGS            AR   .75 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   CLEBURNE                       REPORT FROM HAM RADIO
                                          STORM SPOTTERS

0610 PM    15 W HOT SPGS             AR   1 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   GARLAND                        HAIL COVERED THE GROUND.
                                          REPORT FROM A SEVERE STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0610 PM    PEARCY                    AR   1 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   GARLAND                        REPORT FROM A SEVERE STORM
                                          SPOTTER

0615 PM    ROSE BUD                  AR   .5 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   WHITE                          REPORT FROM A SEVERE STORM
                                          SPOTTER

0629 PM    SWIFTON                   AR   .75 INCH HAIL
04/07/00   JACKSON                        REPORT FROM A SEVERE STORM
                                          SPOTTER

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