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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 177, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2003, 6:38 PM CDT for Arkansas County, Desha County, Arkansas. It was in force for 37 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
- May 5, 2003, 6:38 PM CDT (23:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2003, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Arkansas County, AR, Desha County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
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 May 5, 4:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 5, 4:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 417 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2003 THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RACE ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF CWFA. A FEW SHOWERS WERE NOTED ON KLZK RADAR IN NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS. SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW SCATTERED CLOUDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN TEXAS AND MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IN VERY UNSTABLE AIR. A DRY LINE WAS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS. LIFTED INDICES UP TO -11 WERE INDICATED WITH A CAPE OF 4500 J/KG WERE NOTED ON THE 18Z KLZK SOUNDING. GOOD SPEED SHEAR IS ALSO EVIDENT. THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH PART OF THE STATE WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT AND EVENTUALLY LIFT BACK UP TO THE NORTH. THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP FURTHER NORTHWARD TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP ON TUESDAY SINCE ARKANSAS WILL AGAIN BE IN THE WARM AND UNSTABLE SECTOR. MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES FOR TUESDAY. THE FRONT ACROSS MISSOURI AND THE DRY LINE IN TEXAS WILL NOT MOVE MUCH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. SEVERAL SHORT WAVES MOVE THROUGH ALSO AND KEEP THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM AND MAINLY IN THE 80S THROUGH THE WEEK WITH LOWS IN THE 60S AND 70S. HRO 60 82 57 81 / 50 30 40 40 LIT 66 87 67 86 / 70 30 40 40 HOT 66 87 67 86 / 70 30 40 40 PBF 68 88 69 86 / 70 30 40 40 .LZK...NONE. 51
Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 11:45 AM CDT, 6 hours 53 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 5, 3:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
421 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0358 PM 6 E THORNTON AR 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/05/03 CALHOUN REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
218Local storm report, May 5, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
443 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0430 PM 2 S STAR CITY AR 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/05/03 LINCOLN REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.
0431 PM STAR CITY AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03 LINCOLN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
38Local storm report, May 5, 5:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
525 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0410 PM DELIGHT AR .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/03 PIKE AT MCKNIGHTS GROCERY SUPER
STORE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
38Local storm report, May 5, 6:33 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK, AR
633 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM 7 W CAMDEN AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03 OUACHITA REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0615 PM STAR CITY AR 70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
05/05/03 LINCOLN LIVE WEATHER CREW FROM
CHANEL 4 NEWS. REPORTED BY
MEDIA.
38The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Scott | 44 min |
| May 4, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Stone, Van Buren | 29 min |
| May 4, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson | 30 min |
| May 4, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson | 27 min |
| May 4, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner | 28 min |
| May 4, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner | 20 min |
| May 4, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne | 42 min |
| May 4, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner | 31 min |
| May 4, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, White | 45 min |
| May 4, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | White, Woodruff | 52 min |
| May 4, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jackson | 40 min |
| May 4, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Scott, Yell | 47 min |
| May 4, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Yell | 27 min |
| May 5, 12:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Perry | 43 min |
| May 5, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Saline | 28 min |
| May 5, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 46 min |
| May 5, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke | 43 min |
| May 5, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | White | 34 min |
| May 5, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Prairie | 32 min |
| May 5, 2:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Prairie | 23 min |
| May 5, 2:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe, Woodruff | 28 min |
| May 5, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Searcy | 27 min |
| May 5, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Stone | 39 min |
| May 5, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Izard | 30 min |
| May 5, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Sharp | 29 min |
| May 5, 12:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ouachita | 32 min |
| May 5, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun | 40 min |
| May 5, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley | 36 min |
| May 5, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Drew | 39 min |
| May 5, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ouachita | 28 min |
| May 5, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Desha | 29 min |
| May 5, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Drew | 31 min |
| May 5, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Drew | 32 min |
| May 5, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun | 30 min |
| May 5, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Drew | 31 min |
| May 5, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley | 30 min |
| May 5, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun | 29 min |
| May 5, 2:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley | 31 min |
| May 5, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Drew | 32 min |
| May 5, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Desha | 37 min |
| May 5, 2:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Drew | 39 min |
| May 5, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ouachita | 29 min |
| May 5, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Desha | 41 min |
| May 5, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun | 30 min |
| May 5, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pike | 43 min |
| May 5, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland | 29 min |
| May 5, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lincoln | 38 min |
| May 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas | 42 min |
| May 5, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Jefferson | 44 min |
| May 5, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Lincoln | 45 min |
| May 5, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Dallas, Grant | 43 min |
| May 5, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Desha | 30 min |
| May 5, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland | 25 min |
| May 5, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ouachita | 30 min |
| May 5, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 38 min |
| May 5, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland | 27 min |
| May 5, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ouachita | 47 min |
| May 5, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun | 32 min |
| May 5, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Desha | 41 min |
| May 5, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 5, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 34 min |
| May 5, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley | 31 min |
| May 5, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Drew | 47 min |
| May 5, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley | 30 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.