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Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 8, 2008Garland County, Hot Spring County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Apr 8, 2008, 5:45 PM CDT for Garland County, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. It was in force for 3 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: Apr 8, 2008, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired: Apr 8, 2008, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Garland County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR

The radar

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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 Apr 8, 2:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 2:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
259 PM CDT TUE APR 8 2008

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
KLZK RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE
COLD FRONT THAT HAS MOVED INTO ARKANSAS. PRECIPITATION WAS EAST OF A
LINE FROM ASH FLAT TO MENA. MODELS CONTINUE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. THE
FRONT WILL STALL IN CENTRAL OR SOUTHERN ARKANSAS TONIGHT AND MOVE
BACK TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. MOST PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE FRONT. INSTABILITY HAS INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON IN
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS WITH LI VALUES TO -6. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF ARKANSAS HAS BEEN ISSUED...HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT.

LOW PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF THE PLAINS AND NORTH OF ARKANSAS THURSDAY.
THIS WILL BRING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND
TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND THIS MAY CAUSE MORE
FLOODING AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING TO ALREADY FLOODED AREAS. THE FRONT
MOVES OUT OF THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL.
&&

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL US WILL BRING COOL NORTHWEST FLOW
TO THE REGION. HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAINFALL ON SATURDAY
DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER LOW...BUT THEN HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
INTO THE REGION. DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH THE REST OF THE
EXTENDED. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BEFORE
WARMING FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BATESVILLE AR     53  65  58  73 /  50  40  60  60
CAMDEN AR         61  75  65  78 /  70  70  40  70
HARRISON AR       45  62  55  70 /  20  70  80  70
HOT SPRINGS AR    56  68  61  75 /  70  60  50  70
LITTLE ROCK   AR  56  68  61  75 /  70  60  50  60
MONTICELLO AR     61  75  65  79 /  70  70  30  70
MOUNT IDA AR      55  68  60  74 /  60  50  60  70
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  47  62  55  71 /  30  70  80  70
NEWPORT AR        55  66  60  73 /  60  40  50  70
PINE BLUFF AR     60  71  64  77 /  70  70  40  70
RUSSELLVILLE AR   53  66  58  72 /  40  30  70  70
SEARCY AR         55  67  60  73 /  70  50  50  70
STUTTGART AR      58  69  63  75 /  70  60  40  70
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...51 / LONG TERM...58

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LZK	Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland, Drew	21 hr
Apr 8, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Polk	40 min
Apr 8, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Pike	33 min
Apr 8, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Pike	14 min
Apr 8, 5:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Pike	3 hr
Apr 8, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	55 min
Apr 8, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Hot Spring, Saline	57 min
Apr 8, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas	66 min
Apr 8, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant	45 min
Apr 8, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Ouachita	56 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2008 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.