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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 480, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 23, 2011Polk County, Scott County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2011, 11:05 PM CDT for Polk County, Scott County, Arkansas. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 23, 2011, 11:05 PM CDT (04:05 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2011, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Polk County, AR, Scott County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 23, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 23, 6:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 6:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 3:15 PM CDT, 7 hours 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 23, 5:14 PM CDT, 5 hours 51 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
May 23, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Montgomery, Pope, Scott, Yell	63 min
May 23, 10:08 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LZK	White	36 hr
May 23, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Garland, Johnson, Logan, Perry, Pope and 3 more	38 min
May 23, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Saline, Van Buren	44 min
May 23, 11:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Garland, Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell	3 hr
May 23, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Saline	45 min
May 23, 11:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pope and 4 more	42 min
May 24, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Lonoke and 3 more	47 min
May 24, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	44 min
May 24, 8:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Hot Spring	71 min
May 24, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LZK	Franklin, Johnson, Logan	36 hr
May 24, 8:37 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LZK	Conway, Perry	36 hr
May 24, 8:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Yell	36 hr
May 24, 11:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Baxter, Marion	6 hr
May 24, 4:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Perry	47 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.