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River Flood Warning 49, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at May 2, 2011, 3:49 AM CDT for Conway County, Perry County, Arkansas. It took effect at May 2, 2011, 8:48 PM CDT. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2011, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2011, 8:48 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2011, 9:27 AM CDT
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Conway County, AR, Perry County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Arkansas River at Morrilton (MORA4). The gauge peaked at 31.55 ft at May 4, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 29 ft
- Minor stage
- 30 ft
- Moderate stage
- 34 ft
- Major stage
- 38 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07260800, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
190
WGUS44 KLZK 020849
FLWLZK
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
349 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ARKANSAS...
ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON AFFECTING CONWAY AND PERRY COUNTIES
ARKANSAS RIVER AT TOAD SUCK LOCK AND DAM TAILWATER AFFECTING
FAULKNER AND PERRY COUNTIES
RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF
FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL
FORECASTS.
OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
ARC029-105-022349-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FL.W.0049.110502T1746Z-110505T0130Z/
/MORA4.1.ER.110502T1746Z.110503T0600Z.110503T1930Z.NO/
349 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 2:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 31.8 FEET BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 30.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
DOWNSTREAM OF THE STATE HIGHWAY 9 BRIDGE ARE EFFECTED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI
ARKANSAS RIVER
MORRILTON 30 25.7 MON 02 AM 27.5 31.0 27.4 24.8 22.8
$$
ARC045-105-022349-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FL.W.0050.110502T2335Z-110504T2217Z/
/TODA4.1.ER.110502T2335Z.110503T0600Z.110503T1617Z.NO/
349 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT TOAD SUCK LOCK AND DAM TAILWATER.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 2:00 AM MONDAY THE TAILWATER ELEVATION WAS 269.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD ELEVATION IS 275.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD ELEVATION BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 276.0 FEET BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD ELEVATION BY MIDDAY TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...AT 275.0 FEET...MOBILE HOMES IN THE TOAD SUCK COMMUNITY ON THE
RIGHT DESCENDING BANK NEAR THE STATE HIGHWAY 60 BRIDGE ARE THREATENED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI
ARKANSAS RIVER
TOAD SUCK 275 269.9 MON 02 AM 270.8 275.5 272.6 269.9 268.0
$$8 follow-up statements
184
WGUS84 KLZK 021507
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1007 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON AFFECTING CONWAY AND PERRY COUNTIES
ARKANSAS RIVER AT TOAD SUCK LOCK AND DAM TAILWATER AFFECTING
FAULKNER AND PERRY COUNTIES
ARKANSAS RIVER AT PINE BLUFF AFFECTING JEFFERSON AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES
FOURCHE LAFAVE RIVER NEAR HOUSTON AFFECTING PERRY COUNTY
RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF
FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL
FORECASTS.
OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
ARC105-030607-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110508T0300Z/
/HUSA4.2.ER.110426T0148Z.110504T0000Z.110506T2100Z.NO/
1007 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE FOURCHE LAFAVE RIVER NEAR HOUSTON.
* UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 33.1 FEET BY
TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS AT 32.0 FEET...ROADS AROUND HARRIS BRAKE LAKE ARE FLOODED.
FLOODING EXTENDS FROM ARKANSAS RIVER UPSTREAM OF HARRIS BRAKE.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
FOURCHE LAFAVE RIVER
HOUSTON 25 30.5 MON 09 AM 32.8 32.4 28.9 25.9 23.7
$$
ARC029-105-030607-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0049.110503T0148Z-110505T0700Z/
/MORA4.1.ER.110503T0148Z.110503T1200Z.110504T0100Z.NO/
1007 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 31.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACTS AT 30.0 FEET...COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
DOWNSTREAM OF THE STATE HIGHWAY 9 ARE EFFECTED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
ARKANSAS RIVER
MORRILTON 30 26.6 MON 09 AM 31.1 28.6 26.5 24.4 21.9
$$
ARC045-105-030607-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0050.110503T0239Z-110505T0300Z/
/TODA4.1.ER.110503T0239Z.110503T0600Z.110503T2100Z.NO/
1007 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT TOAD SUCK LOCK AND DAM TAILWATER.
* FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 9:00 AM MONDAY THE TAILWATER ELEVATION WAS 270.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD ELEVATION IS 275.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD ELEVATION BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 275.5 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD ELEVATION BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS AT 275.0 FEET...MOBILE HOMES IN THE TOAD SUCK COMMUNITY ON
THE RIGHT DESCENDING BANK NEAR THE STATE HIGHWAY 60 BRIDGE ARE
THREATENED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
ARKANSAS RIVER
TOAD SUCK 275 270.4 MON 09 AM 275.4 273.7 271.9 270.0 267.8
$$
ARC069-079-030607-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0045.110503T1047Z-110506T0200Z/
/PBFA4.1.ER.110503T1047Z.110503T1800Z.110504T2000Z.NO/
1007 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT PINE BLUFF.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 41.36 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 42.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 42.3 FEET ON TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS AT 42.0 FEET...REGIONAL PARK FLOODED...SOME DAMAGE IN THE
LOWLANDS INSIDE THE LEVEES IN PINE BLUFF.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
ARKANSAS RIVER
PINE BLUFF 42 M M 42.1 42.2 41.1 39.2 37.3
$$129
WGUS84 KLZK 030222
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
922 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON AFFECTING CONWAY AND PERRY COUNTIES
ARKANSAS RIVER AT PENDLETON AFFECTING ARKANSAS...DESHA AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES
RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF
FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL
FORECASTS.
OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
ARC029-105-031722-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110505T2300Z/
/MORA4.1.ER.110503T0600Z.110503T1800Z.110504T1700Z.NO/
922 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 31.0 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR
LATEST FORECASTS FOR ANY UPDATES.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
ARKANSAS RIVER
MORRILTON 30 29.0 MON 08 PM 30.5 30.5 28.3 26.5 25.3
$$
ARC001-041-079-031721-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0043.110504T1800Z-110507T2100Z/
/PFAA4.1.ER.110504T1800Z.110505T1200Z.110506T1500Z.NO/
922 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT PENDLETON.
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE
WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 31.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 31.5 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR LATEST FORECASTS
FOR ANY UPDATES.
* IMPACT AT 31 FEET...RESIDENCES INSIDE THE LEVEE JUST UPSTREAM OF THE
PENDLETON BRIDGE ARE AFFECTED.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT
ARKANSAS RIVER
PENDLETON 31 29.9 MON 08 PM 29.9 30.7 31.5 31.1 30.2
$$406
WGUS84 KLZK 031334
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
834 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011
...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON AFFECTING CONWAY AND PERRY COUNTIES
RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF
FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL
FORECASTS.
OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
ARC029-105-040434-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110506T0000Z/
/MORA4.1.ER.110503T0717Z.110503T1300Z.110504T1800Z.NO/
834 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 30.6 FEET BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON WEDNESDAY.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
ARKANSAS RIVER
MORRILTON 30 30.6 TUE 08 AM 30.3 29.5 29.0 26.5 24.1
$$498
WGUS84 KLZK 031941
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
241 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011
...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON AFFECTING CONWAY AND PERRY COUNTIES
RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF
FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL
FORECASTS.
OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
ARC029-105-041041-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110506T0000Z/
/MORA4.1.ER.110503T0717Z.110504T0600Z.110504T1800Z.NO/
241 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 31.5 FEET BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
ARKANSAS RIVER
MORRILTON 30 31.1 TUE 02 PM 30.9 28.2 27.2 24.7 21.6
$$780
WGUS84 KLZK 040158
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
858 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011
...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
FOURCHE LAFAVE RIVER NEAR HOUSTON AFFECTING PERRY COUNTY
RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF
FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL
FORECASTS.
OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
ARC105-041658-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110508T1017Z/
/HUSA4.2.ER.110426T0148Z.110504T0600Z.110507T0417Z.NO/
858 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE FOURCHE LAFAVE RIVER NEAR HOUSTON.
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 32.0 FEET BY
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS AT 32 FEET...ROADS AROUND HARRIS BRAKE LAKE ARE FLOODED. FLOODING
EXTENDS FROM ARKANSAS RIVER UPSTREAM OF HARRIS BRAKE.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
FOURCHE LAFAVE RIVER
HOUSTON 25 31.2 TUE 08 PM 31.6 29.2 26.5 24.4 23.4
$$191
WGUS84 KLZK 041416
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
916 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011
...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON AFFECTING CONWAY AND PERRY COUNTIES
RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF
FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL
FORECASTS.
OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
ARC029-105-050516-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110506T0240Z/
/MORA4.1.ER.110503T0717Z.110504T0715Z.110504T2040Z.NO/
916 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
ARKANSAS RIVER
MORRILTON 30 31.2 WED 08 AM 28.3 24.1 22.7 21.8 21.5
$$669
WGUS84 KLZK 050227
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
927 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2011
...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON AFFECTING CONWAY AND PERRY COUNTIES
RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF
FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL
FORECASTS.
OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
ARC029-105-051727-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110506T1008Z/
/MORA4.1.ER.110503T0717Z.110504T0715Z.110505T0408Z.NO/
927 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2011
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NONFLOOD FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
ARKANSAS RIVER
MORRILTON 30 30.4 WED 09 PM 29.1 25.1 22.6 21.1 20.0
$$636
WGUS84 KLZK 051427
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
927 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011
...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD
WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON AFFECTING CONWAY AND PERRY COUNTIES
RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF
FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL
FORECASTS.
OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
&&
ARC029-105-051457-
/O.CAN.KLZK.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110506T1008Z/
/MORA4.1.ER.110503T0717Z.110504T0715Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
927 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT MORRILTON.
* AT 9:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE
RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR 24.7 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
ARKANSAS RIVER
MORRILTON 30 28.6 THU 09 AM 24.7 21.9 21.2 19.2 17.7
$$
224What 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 May 2, 1:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 1:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 101 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 .AVIATION... 06Z TAF DISCUSSION FOLLOWS... LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS CURRENTLY...AS OF 06Z...STRETCH FROM ROUGHLY KJBR TO KTXK. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...ENOUGH TO AFFECT KPBF AND KLLQ. WHEN THIS OCCURS...KHRO AND POSSIBLY KBPK MAY SEE -RA END BUT AM NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO INCLUDE THAT AT THIS TIME. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...ENOUGH SO THAT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO TIME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. AS SUCH...HAVE ESSENTIALLY PUT ALL TERMINALS DOWN INTO LOW-END MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD. WILL MONITOR AND AMEND AS NECESSARY. EVENTUALLY THIS LINE WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE NORTH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THIS NORTHWARD SHIFT COULD BE ENOUGH TO TEMPORARILY END SHRA/TSRA CONDITIONS AT KLIT AND POINTS SOUTH...BUT WILL HAVE TO MODEL THIS INTO FUTURE TAF PACKAGES AS THIS WILL BE A NEAR TERM TIMING ISSUE. && PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 325 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011/ SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS STALLED ACROSS ARKANSAS. RAIN HAS DIMINISHED IN AREAL COVERAGE FOR NOW...BUT EXPECT IT TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOWER 80S IN THE SOUTHEAST. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THE SOUTH BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MEANDER AROUND THE STATE THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY RAIN AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE MONDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY AND PUSHES THE FRONT EAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VARIED ACROSS THE STATE AS LONG AS THE FRONT IS AROUND. LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST OF ARKANSAS ON THURSDAY...THEN A WEAK FRONT IS FORECAST TO SAG THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTION IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE WILL BE KEPT IN THE FORECAST OVERNIGHT AND ON FRIDAY AS THE BOUNDARY SAGS THROUGH THE STATE. THE FRONT WASHES OUT LATER FRIDAY THEN IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT AND KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTION IN THE FORECAST. THEN SUNDAY HAS A SLIGHT CHANCE ALSO AS ANOTHER FRONT FORMS AND SAGS SOUTH INTO AR. OVERALL TEMPS WILL BE AT OR BELOW NORMAL DUE TO THE CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF RAIN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 57 45 64 42 / 80 80 20 10 CAMDEN AR 59 46 65 44 / 90 90 20 10 HARRISON AR 55 40 63 41 / 80 80 10 10 HOT SPRINGS AR 57 44 65 44 / 80 80 10 10 LITTLE ROCK AR 58 46 65 44 / 90 90 20 10 MONTICELLO AR 64 49 62 45 / 90 100 40 10 MOUNT IDA AR 56 43 65 43 / 80 80 10 10 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 56 42 63 41 / 80 80 10 10 NEWPORT AR 58 46 63 42 / 90 90 30 10 PINE BLUFF AR 60 47 64 45 / 90 90 40 10 RUSSELLVILLE AR 58 42 65 42 / 80 80 10 10 SEARCY AR 57 46 65 43 / 80 90 30 10 STUTTGART AR 58 47 64 45 / 90 90 40 10 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE- CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-CONWAY-DALLAS-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. && AVIATION...64
Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 4:45 PM CDT, 11 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 445 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-021000- 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- 445 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THE COLD FRONT HAS SATALLED ACROSS SOUTH ARKANSAS. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE...WITH MAINLY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE THROUGH TONIGHT. CENTRAL AND SOUTH ARKANSAS WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR CONCERN THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND LIKELY MOVE OVER OR NEAR LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. AREAS ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN 2 TO OVER 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE SATURDAY EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY FOR THIS PERSISTING FLASH FLOOD THREAT. RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO A CONTINUING THREAT ACROSS THE REGION...WITH MANY RIVERS ACROSS THE STATE REMAINING AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. SOME LOCATIONS HAVE YET TO SEE THE RIVERS CREST...WITH CONTINUING RISES EXPECTED FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY EITHER AGGRAVATE THIS SITUATION...OR AT LEAST SLOW THE RATE AT WHICH FLOOD WATERS RECEDE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS SOME PORTION OF THE STATE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...WITH SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. WHILE THERE WILL REMAIN AT LEAST SOME THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER DURING THIS PERIOD...A VERY SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OR MORE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY...IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. AGAIN...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY. RIVER FLOODING CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE FOR MANY RIVERS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE ALREADY VERY SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING SITUATION ONGOING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. ALSO...ANY REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE ENCOURAGED. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 62
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 1, 10:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1037 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
ARZ037>042-052-054-020435-
GARLAND AR-HOT SPRING AR-MONTGOMERY AR-PERRY AR-PIKE AR-POLK AR-SCOTT
AR-YELL AR-
1037 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN YELL...EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...WESTERN GARLAND...
MONTGOMERY...EASTERN POLK...EXTREME WESTERN HOT SPRING AND
NORTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...
AT 1037 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTH OF
BEAR MTN TO NEAR SHADY LAKE TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF DIERKS...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MT IDA... LAKE OUACHITA... SEGUR...
OPAL... ODEN... NORMAN...
MUDDY CREEK WMA... MIMOSA... MEYERS...
MAULDIN... LITTLE MISSOURI FALLS REC AREA...
LENA LNDG REC AREA... GLENWOOD... GAP MTN...
GAP CREEK REC AREA... FOURCHE VALLEY... DAISY...
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
LAT...LON 3502 9336 3479 9322 3448 9321 3417 9382
3418 9391 3419 9393 3426 9392 3427 9393
3434 9394 3435 9409 3456 9419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 238DEG 47KT 3455 9406 3437 9398
3420 9395
44Local storm report, May 1, 11:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1143 PM CDT SUN MAY 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1143 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSW OPPELO 35.06N 92.80W
05/01/2011 E0.00 INCH PERRY AR AMATEUR RADIO
1 INCH OF RAINFALL WAS MEASURED IN 17 MINUTES.
&&
227Local storm report, May 1, 11:44 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1144 PM CDT SUN MAY 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1143 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSW OPPELO 35.06N 92.80W
05/01/2011 M1.00 INCH PERRY AR AMATEUR RADIO
1 INCH OF RAINFALL WAS MEASURED IN 17 MINUTES.
&&
227Special weather statement, May 1, 11:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1159 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
ARZ032-033-039-043>045-020545-
FAULKNER AR-LONOKE AR-PERRY AR-PULASKI AR-SALINE AR-WHITE AR-
1159 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WHITE...SOUTHERN
FAULKNER...NORTHEASTERN PERRY...WESTERN LONOKE...PULASKI AND EASTERN
SALINE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...
AT MIDNIGHT CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HARRIS BRAKE TO 2 MILES EAST OF SCHOOLHOUSE MTN TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF LENA...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST LITTLE ROCK... SW LITTLE ROCK... SHERWOOD...
N LITTLE ROCK ARPT... NORTH LITTLE ROCK... LITTLE ROCK AFB...
LAKE MAUMELLE... LAKE CONWAY... JACKSONVILLE...
DWNTWN LITTLE ROCK... LITTLE ROCK ARPT... CONWAY...
CABOT... BRYANT... BENTON...
WRIGHTSVILLE... WARD... VILONIA...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 113 AND 142.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 126 AND 173.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 530 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
LAT...LON 3523 9205 3497 9193 3463 9188 3446 9264
3475 9271 3500 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0500Z 250DEG 49KT 3501 9268 3478 9259
3454 9253
44The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 24 min |
| May 1, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Van Buren | 52 min |
| May 1, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell | 31 min |
| May 1, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Pike | 46 min |
| May 1, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike | 44 min |
| May 1, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Van Buren | 34 min |
| May 1, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk | 24 min |
| May 1, 7:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Logan, Montgomery, Perry and 5 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 8:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Johnson, Logan, Pope and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Saline | 44 min |
| May 1, 8:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Marion and 5 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 21 hr |
| May 1, 9:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Searcy | 24 hr |
| May 1, 9:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Cleburne, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring and 7 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 9:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Izard, Stone | 60 hr |
| May 1, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 47 min |
| May 1, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren | 27 min |
| May 1, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery | 58 min |
| May 1, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Polk | 43 min |
| May 1, 11:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Marion and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter | 6 hr |
| May 1, 11:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Johnson, Logan, Pope and 3 more | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Logan, Montgomery, Perry and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring, Ouachita | 3 hr |
| May 1, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 46 min |
| May 2, 12:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff | 4 hr |
| May 2, 1:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff | 3 hr |
| May 2, 3:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Conway and 29 more | 14 hr |
| May 2, 3:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Perry | 18 hr |
| May 2, 3:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Garland, Grant and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 2, 4:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie and 2 more | 4 hr |
| May 2, 5:23 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Franklin | 36 hr |
| May 2, 5:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 2, 9:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring and 11 more | 4 hr |
| May 2, 9:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Yell | 12 hr |
| May 2, 10:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter | 5 hr |
| May 2, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Johnson, Logan, Marion and 6 more | 3 hr |
| May 2, 5:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Clark, Cleburne, Conway and 32 more | 12 hr |
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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.