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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 338, NWS Little Rock, AR

December 19, 2002Desha County, Drew County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 19, 2002, 4:49 AM CST for Desha County, Drew County, Arkansas. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2002, 4:49 AM CST (10:49 UTC)
Expired
Dec 19, 2002, 5:30 AM CST
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2002-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2002-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -131 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 19, 4:00 AM CST, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 4:00 AM CST, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 1:20 PM CST, 15 hours 29 minutes before
ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-191100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
120 PM CST WED DEC 18 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS MOST OF WEST-CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ELSEWHERE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT

THE OVERALL SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...AND WILL BE MAXIMIZED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH ARKANSAS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS.
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE
LINE...AND ANY SUCH STORMS COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES AS WELL AS LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY
NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS DURING THE EVENING AND SHOULD BE
OUT OF THE STATE AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND WEAKER THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE
NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY IN MOST OF ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON
OR THIS EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING WARNINGS AND
STATEMENTS...VISIT THE LITTLE ROCK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE
AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/LZK

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 19, 12:20 AM CST, 4 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
1220 AM CST THU DEC 19 2002

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

0935 AM    HARRISON                  AR   .75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   BOONE                          REPORTED BY MEDIA

0220 PM    3 S PEEL                  AR   .75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   MARION                         REPORTED BY VOLUNTEER FIRE
                                          DEPT

0335 PM    1 N AMITY                 AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   CLARK                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT

0335 PM    HAMLET                    AR   TORNADO
12/18/02   FAULKNER                       *** 1 DEAD, 13 INJ ***
                                          SEVERAL PERMANENT HOMES
                                          AND MOBILES HOMES
                                          DESTROYED. TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0341 PM    POINT CEDAR               AR   TORNADO
12/18/02   HOT SPRING                     SOME DAMAGE REPORTED. NO
                                          SPECIFICS GIVEN. REPORTED
                                          BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

0415 PM    MAYFLOWER                 AR   .88 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   FAULKNER                       REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.

0430 PM    HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE       AR   FLASH FLOODS
12/18/02   GARLAND                        SCHOOL BUS WASHED OFF THE
                                          ROAD NEAR LITTLE BLAKELY
                                          CREEK. NO INJURIES.
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT

0432 PM    PARON                     AR   TORNADO
12/18/02   SALINE                         NO FURTHER DETAILS GIVEN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

0438 PM    MAUMELLE                  AR   1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0445 PM    MAUMELLE                  AR   1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER

0450 PM    MACON                     AR   1.50 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER

0454 PM    CENTER HILL               AR   1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   WHITE                          REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR

0455 PM    GIBSON                    AR   1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR

0458 PM    OWENSVILLE                AR   TORNADO
12/18/02   SALINE                         NO FURTHER DETAILS GIVEN.
                                          REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER

0500 PM    CABOT                     AR   1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   LONOKE                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR

0500 PM    7 N MACON                 AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0510 PM    CABOT                     AR   .75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   LONOKE                         REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER

0510 PM    CABOT                     AR   1.25 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   LONOKE                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR

0533 PM    SEARCY                    AR   .75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   WHITE                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

0542 PM    ALPINE                    AR   .88 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   CLARK                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

0545 PM    CONWAY                    AR   .75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   FAULKNER                       REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR

0550 PM    4 E HAZEN                 AR   WIND DAMAGE
12/18/02   PRAIRIE                        POWER LINES DOWN. REPORTED
                                          BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR

0610 PM    5 W LITTLE ROCK           AR   .88 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR

0630 PM    KIRKLAND                  AR   1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   OUACHITA                       REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT

0633 PM    JACKSONVILLE              AR   .88 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR

0635 PM    JACKSONVILLE              AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR

0640 PM    CABOT                     AR   1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   LONOKE                         REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER

0645 PM    WARD                      AR   .75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   LONOKE                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0650 PM    CABOT                     AR   .75 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   LONOKE                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

0830 PM    LODGES CORNERS            AR   1.00 INCH HAIL
12/18/02   ARKANSAS                       REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT

1100 PM    4 NE GARRETT BRIDGE       AR   WIND DAMAGE
12/18/02   LINCOLN                        *** 2 INJ ***
                                          TRAILER BLOWN OVER.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

1115 PM    PENDLETON                 AR   WIND DAMAGE
12/18/02   DESHA                          A COUPLE OF TRAILERS BLOWN
                                          OFF OF THEIR FOUNDATIONS.
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 6:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDallas29 min
Dec 18, 6:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPulaski46 min
Dec 18, 6:12 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKOuachita43 min
Dec 18, 6:17 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKPulaski118 min
Dec 18, 6:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke37 min
Dec 18, 6:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPrairie, White30 min
Dec 18, 6:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun29 min
Dec 18, 6:59 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKCalhoun31 min
Dec 18, 7:12 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKCleveland, Jefferson43 min
Dec 18, 7:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPrairie, White, Woodruff43 min
Dec 18, 7:51 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKArkansas44 min
Dec 18, 7:54 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKCleveland, Lincoln46 min
Dec 18, 7:59 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKOuachita41 min
Dec 18, 8:15 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKJefferson40 min
Dec 18, 8:18 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKPrairie117 min
Dec 18, 8:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMonroe32 min
Dec 18, 8:34 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKArkansas41 min
Dec 18, 8:45 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKCalhoun30 min
Dec 18, 8:55 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Monroe3 hr
Dec 18, 9:03 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKMonroe42 min
Dec 18, 9:20 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKCalhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita3 hr
Dec 18, 9:24 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKCleveland41 min
Dec 18, 9:37 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKCalhoun33 min
Dec 18, 9:47 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKLincoln43 min
Dec 18, 9:52 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKBradley, Cleveland43 min
Dec 18, 9:57 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKArkansas43 min
Dec 18, 10:24 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKLincoln3 hr
Dec 18, 10:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLincoln41 min
Dec 18, 10:42 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKDesha, Lincoln43 min
Dec 18, 10:43 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKArkansas32 min
Dec 18, 11:01 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKBradley2 hr
Dec 18, 11:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas29 min
Dec 18, 11:45 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 5 more4 hr
Dec 18, 11:55 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 5 more4 hr
Dec 19, 2:16 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDesha29 min
Dec 19, 3:46 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Desha, Drew4 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.