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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 27, 2011Fulton County, Sharp County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at Apr 27, 2011, 8:35 PM CDT for Fulton County, Sharp County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 27, 2011, 10:41 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2011, 8:35 PM CDT (01:35 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 27, 2011, 10:41 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 28, 2011, 10:34 AM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Fulton County, AR, Sharp County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 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 river

Written for the forecast point Spring River (AR) at Hardy (HDYA4). The gauge peaked at 13.32 ft at Apr 26, 2011, 11:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07069305, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 27, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 5:00 AM CDT, 15 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
500 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-281000-
ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-
CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-
INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-
MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-
PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL-
500 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
ARKANSAS TODAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES EASTWARD
THROUGH THE AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS MAINLY
OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST
OF LINE FROM BATESVILLE...TO DANVILLE TO MOUNT IDA. DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED
TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING
HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY OVER
MUCH OF ARKANSAS. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL
BE POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY WELL SATURATED...ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL ONLY INCREASE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

RIVER FLOODING WILL REMAIN A CONCERN HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK. THE
BLACK AND UPPER WHITE RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO CREST IN THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO...WITH THE OUACHITA AND LOWER WHITE RIVER CONTINUING TO RISE
BEFORE CRESTING SOMETIME EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MEANWHILE...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WITH BRING AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NATURAL STATE LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

&&

VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND
CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 4:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.