Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Little Rock, AR

Issued

Mar 13, 2003, 2:40 AM CST (08:40 UTC)

Expired

Mar 13, 2003, 3:10 AM CST

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Little Rock, AR

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Logan County, AR, Polk County, AR, Scott County, AR

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WUUS54 KLZK 130840
SVRLIT
ARC083-113-127-130910-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
239 AM CST THU MAR 13 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
  SCOTT COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
  LOGAN COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 310 AM CST

* AT 232 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 26 MILES WEST OF RATCLIFF TO 12
  MILES WEST OF WICKES...OR FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARLING TO 19
  MILES NORTHWEST OF DE QUEEN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WICKES AND VANDERVOORT AROUND 245 AM CST
  MENA AROUND 250 AM CST
  WALDRON AROUND 300 AM CST
  RATCLIFF AND BOONEVILLE AROUND 310 AM CST

&&

THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS STORM IS DIME SIZE HAIL OR LARGER. THE HAIL
MAY CAUSE SOME VEHICLE OR ROOF DAMAGE. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...GO INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK.

LAT...LON 3538 9437 3416 9459 3434 9397 3556 9375

$$

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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 12, 9:55 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
955 PM CST WED MAR 12 2003

WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST TO RAISE LOW TEMPERATURES A COUPLE OF
DEGREES. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL WELL INTO THE 60S AND DEW POINT
TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 50S AND 60S. MID 50S IN THE NORTH AND LOWER
60S IN THE SOUTH LOOKS MORE REASONABLE. SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL
GET INTO ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH NOON ON THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...THE FORECAST LOOKS TO BE ON
TRACK.

.LZK...NONE.

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ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-131100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1115 PM CST WED MAR 12 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO ADVANCE TOWARDS ARKANSAS FROM THE
NORTHWEST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. A
FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE LATE
TONIGHT ...MAINLY IN AREAS NORTH OF CLARKSVILLE AND BATESVILLE. THE
MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD TONIGHT FOR A CONTINUING
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS ARE
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS
OF THE STATE ON THURSDAY. THE FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR TRIGGERING THE
STORMS WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY...WITH TRANQUIL
WEATHER RETURNING BY THURSDAY NIGHT. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
ARRIVE FROM THE PLAINS BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. SEVERE WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TONIGHT MAINLY IN NORTHERN
ARKANSAS.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

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.