Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at May 6, 2009, 1:12 AM CDT for 7 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2009, 1:12 AM CDT (06:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2009, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clark County, AR, Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Saline County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1:21 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hot Springs, AR | PARK AVENUE AND BATH HOUSE ROW IN THE CITY OF HOT SPRINGS SEEING HIGH IN WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 232 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2555 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.7
- Supercell composite
- 23.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS54 KLZK 060612 FFWLZK ARC019-051-053-059-097-119-125-060915- /O.NEW.KLZK.FF.W.0021.090506T0612Z-090506T0915Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 112 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS WESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS SOUTH CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS * UNTIL 415 AM CDT * AT 108 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND A SATURATED GROUND FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAIN...FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY. * AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MALVERN...HOT SPRINGS AND LONSDALE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3467 9370 3466 9235 3416 9234 3433 9340 $$ 56
The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Scott | 38 min |
| May 5, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Perry, Pope, Scott, Yell | 50 min |
| May 5, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Scott, Yell | 49 min |
| May 5, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry, Pope, Yell | 49 min |
| May 5, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Grant, Hot Spring | 47 min |
| May 5, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Ouachita | 39 min |
| May 5, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry, Pope, Yell | 45 min |
| May 5, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 42 min |
| May 5, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry | 51 min |
| May 5, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski | 40 min |
| May 5, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita | 57 min |
| May 5, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline, Yell | 49 min |
| May 5, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson | 63 min |
| May 5, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline | 60 min |
| May 5, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski | 43 min |
| May 5, 11:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita | 42 min |
| May 6, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 50 min |
| May 6, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pulaski, Saline | 45 min |
| May 6, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln | 58 min |
| May 6, 12:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry and 4 more | 4 hr |
| May 6, 12:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson | 53 min |
| May 6, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Pike, Polk | 49 min |
| May 6, 12:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Lincoln | 45 min |
| May 6, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski, Saline | 51 min |
| May 6, 12:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 55 min |
| May 6, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 6, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff | 31 min |
| May 6, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 60 min |
| May 6, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Pike, Polk | 45 min |
| May 6, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 43 min |
| May 6, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski | 46 min |
| May 6, 1:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Logan, Montgomery, Pike, Polk, Scott and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 6, 1:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Monroe | 17 min |
| May 6, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski | 46 min |
| May 6, 1:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Conway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Yell | 3 hr |
| May 6, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring | 43 min |
| May 6, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lonoke | 47 min |
| May 6, 2:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 6, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 42 min |
| May 6, 2:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 10 hr |
| May 6, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Pike | 66 min |
| May 6, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson | 55 min |
| May 6, 3:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring | 51 min |
| May 6, 3:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Grant and 4 more | 4 hr |
| May 6, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 3 more | 53 min |
| May 6, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Ouachita | 56 min |
| May 6, 4:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 52 hr |
| May 6, 4:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Saline | 32 hr |
| May 6, 4:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 6, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 48 min |
| May 6, 5:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Drew | 25 min |
| May 6, 5:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Saline | 42 min |
| May 6, 6:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Montgomery and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 7:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 7:09 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Sharp, Stone | 118 min |
| May 6, 7:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Grant and 4 more | 4 hr |
| May 6, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita | 38 min |
| May 6, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Franklin, Johnson, Logan | 47 hr |
| May 6, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Perry | 47 hr |
| May 6, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lincoln | 23 hr |
| May 6, 10:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Nevada, Ouachita | 51 hr |
| May 6, 10:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland, Drew | 9 days |
| May 6, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Lincoln | 22 hr |
| May 6, 12:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas and 11 more | 3 hr |
| May 6, 1:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 6 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.