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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Little Rock, AR

March 3, 20088 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Mar 3, 2008, 8:32 AM CST for 8 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 3, 2008, 8:32 AM CST (14:32 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2008, 12:30 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Johnson County, AR, Logan County, AR, Newton County, AR, Pope County, AR, Scott County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Van Buren County, AR, Yell County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 169 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2008-03-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2008-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 265 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
464 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
243 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 flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Mar 3, 5:30 AM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 5:30 AM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 3, 3:06 AM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
306 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008

ARZ003>005-012-013-021-022-031005-
BAXTER-BOONE-JOHNSON-MARION-NEWTON-POPE-SEARCY-
306 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BAXTER...BOONE...JOHNSON...MARION...
NEWTON...POPE AND SEARCY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM CST...

AT 302 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...FROM JOHNSON TO MARION COUNTIES.
THE AREA WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORMS WILL MOVE OVER
THE COUNTIES IN THE ONE TO TWO HOURS.

THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING
AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN BAXTER...BOONE...JOHNSON...MARION...NEWTON...POPE AND
SEARCY COUNTIES...INCLUDING SAINT JOE...YELLVILLE AND FLIPPIN...
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

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Special weather statement, Mar 3, 3:58 AM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
358 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008

ARZ005-006-013>015-021>023-031100-
BAXTER-FULTON-IZARD-JOHNSON-POPE-SEARCY-STONE-VAN BUREN-
358 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BAXTER...FULTON...IZARD...JOHNSON...
POPE...SEARCY...STONE AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM CST...

AT 354 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...FROM JOHNSON TO FULTON COUNTIES.
THE AREA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORMS WILL MOVE OVER
THE COUNTIES IN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS.

THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING
AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN BAXTER...FULTON...IZARD...JOHNSON...POPE...SEARCY...STONE
AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES...INCLUDING MARSHALL...SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 2:51 AM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne and 28 more31 hr
Mar 3, 3:54 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningLZKBaxter, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton, Garland and 6 more31 hr
Mar 3, 3:54 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton and 17 more32 hr
Mar 3, 4:12 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKJohnson, Logan2 hr
Mar 3, 9:00 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKFranklin5 hr
Mar 3, 9:00 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKSearcy5 hr
Mar 3, 9:00 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKIzard, Stone5 hr
Mar 3, 9:00 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKIndependence5 hr
Mar 3, 9:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike43 min
Mar 3, 9:06 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKRandolph9 days
Mar 3, 9:06 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Lawrence73 days
Mar 3, 9:13 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKWhite, Woodruff140 days
Mar 3, 9:13 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKJackson, Woodruff70 days
Mar 3, 9:52 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKIndependence, Jackson4 hr
Mar 3, 9:52 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKPrairie, White, Woodruff4 hr
Mar 3, 9:52 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKPrairie4 hr
Mar 3, 9:52 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Monroe4 hr
Mar 3, 11:05 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKFranklin, Johnson, Logan3 hr
Mar 3, 11:05 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKPope, Yell3 hr
Mar 3, 11:05 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKConway, Perry3 hr
Mar 3, 11:05 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKFaulkner, Perry3 hr
Mar 3, 11:05 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKPulaski3 hr
Mar 3, 11:05 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKJefferson, Lincoln3 hr
Mar 3, 11:05 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Desha, Lincoln3 hr
Mar 3, 11:10 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKPerry6 days
Mar 3, 12:07 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Garland, Lonoke, Perry, Pope and 3 more6 hr
Mar 3, 12:20 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKBoone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton, Perry and 5 more5 hr
Mar 3, 1:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKYell5 days
Mar 3, 2:19 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKSearcy18 hr
Mar 3, 2:19 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKIzard, Stone18 hr
Mar 3, 2:19 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKIndependence41 hr
Mar 3, 4:13 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKSaline15 hr
Mar 3, 4:39 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe83 days
Mar 3, 4:50 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKIndependence, Jackson14 hr
Mar 3, 4:50 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKPrairie, White, Woodruff14 hr
Mar 3, 4:50 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryLZKPrairie14 hr
Mar 3, 4:55 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKFranklin, Johnson, Logan21 hr
Mar 3, 5:44 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKPope, Yell14 hr
Mar 3, 5:44 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKConway, Perry38 hr
Mar 3, 5:44 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKFaulkner, Perry14 hr
Mar 3, 5:44 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKJefferson, Lincoln14 hr
Mar 3, 5:44 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Lincoln15 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008

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.