Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Little Rock, AR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
957 PM CST FRI MAR 8 2002

TORNADO WATCH #13 JUST ISSUED FOR ABOUT THE NWRN HALF OF AR UNTIL 2
AM SAT MRNG. SRH VALUES RATHER IMPRESSIVE ACRS THE FA THIS EVENING
LEADING TO TORDANIC POTENTIAL. UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK ALSO WORKING
OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING AS WELL.

CURRENT FCST LOOKS GOOD. DID BEEF UP WINDS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MOST AREAS. LAKE WIND ADVY WILL BE LIKELY OVER MOST OF THE
FA SAT. UPDATED ZONES ALREADY OUT.  ..44..

.LZK...NONE.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1020 PM CST FRI MAR 8 2002

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING...

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 13 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NORTH-CENTRAL...
CENTRAL AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS UNTIL 200 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED EARLIER THIS EVENING
OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. THE ACTIVITY FORMED IN ADVANCE
OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WAS STILL OVER OKLAHOMA AT MID EVENING.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REST
OF ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD. WITH WARM
AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS THE STATE...SOME OF THE
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE BECOMING SEVERE.

THE PRIMARY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.
HOWEVER...THE WIND PROFILE OVER THE REGION INDICATES SOUTHEAST WINDS
AT THE SURFACE AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT. THIS CHANGE IN WIND
DIRECTION WITH HEIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...AND AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS SHOULD STAYED TUNED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATER THIS
EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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