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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Little Rock, AR

January 20, 20105 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Jan 20, 2010, 11:51 PM CST for 5 counties in 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: Jan 20, 2010, 11:51 PM CST (05:51 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2010, 2:45 AM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bradley County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Lincoln 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 Jan 20, 11:47 PM CST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 11:47 PM CST, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 10:20 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 20, 7:40 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
740 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

ARZ067>069-210210-
BRADLEY-CALHOUN-DREW-
740 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BRADLEY...CALHOUN AND DREW
COUNTIES UNTIL 810 PM CST...

AT 740 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF INGALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

AREAS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HERMITAGE.

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

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Special weather statement, Jan 20, 8:24 PM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 20, 8:39 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 20, 10:11 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 20, 10:52 PM CST, 59 minutes before

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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
Jan 20, 7:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Polk	29 min
Jan 20, 8:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery	39 min
Jan 20, 9:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Drew	38 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2010 Every flash flood warning in 2010

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.