Severe Thunderstorm Warning 474, NWS Little Rock, AR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
238 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

OUR RADAR NOW INDICATES SOME OF THE STORMS ARE SEVERE. EXPECT STORMS
TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING OVER MOST OF OUR AREA. HIGHER MEAN RH
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING A SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A FEW MORE STORMS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SOME OF THESE COULD BECOME SEVERE. MOS GUIDANCE
TEMPS APPEAR REASONABLE.

FCSTID =   38
HRO   71  95  72  94 /  30  40  30  30
LIT   73  96  75  95 /  30  40  30  30
HOT   75  97  75  96 /  30  40  30  30
PBF   75  96  75  95 /  30  40  30  30

.LZK...NONE.

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-271000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1155 AM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S...AND
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS TODAY WILL
NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.

DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME
UNSTABLE WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING. THIS WILL MAINLY
OCCUR IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH LABOR DAY

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. HOWEVER...WITH
HIGHER MOISTURE LEVELS...AFTERNOON CLOUDS AND COVERAGE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IN CHECK...BUT HEAT INDICES WILL STILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FRIDAY...AND COULD BRING RELIEF
FROM THE HEAT...AS WELL AS MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL. THE LATEST DATA
INDICATE A SLOWER MOVEMENT TO THE FRONT...SO DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN
AS MORE DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
330 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2003

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

0230 PM    LUBER                     AR   .88 INCH HAIL
08/26/03   STONE                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0230 PM    LUBER                     AR   WIND DAMAGE
08/26/03   STONE                          RESIDENT SAID WIND BLEW
                                          THE FAN OUT OF HER
                                          WINDOW...CAUSING RAIN TO
                                          BLOW ACROSS HER LIVING
                                          ROOM. REPORTED BY PUBLIC

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