Tornado Warning 48, NWS Little Rock, AR

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WWUS54 KLZK 241738
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1237 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

ARC029-071-115-129-141-241815-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110424T1815Z/
SEARCY AR-CONWAY AR-POPE AR-JOHNSON AR-VAN BUREN AR-
1237 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL VAN BUREN...
EAST CENTRAL JOHNSON...NORTHERN POPE...EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CONWAY
AND SOUTHWESTERN SEARCY COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT...

AT 1235 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROOMFIELD...OR 15
MILES SOUTH OF SAND GAP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  WITTS SPRING...       SOLO...               SMYRNA...
  HECTOR...             DABNEY...             BROOMFIELD...
  BROCK CREEK LAKE...   BOHANNON...           TILLY...
  SIMPSON...            TREAT...              SCOTTSVILLE...
  NOGO...               LONG POOL...          HAGARVILLE...
  CHIMES...             ZION HILL...          WILLS MTN...

PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE 
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3546 9266 3542 9326 3561 9330 3573 9301
      3573 9295 3576 9295 3583 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1737Z 240DEG 31KT 3553 9315

$$

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960 
WWUS54 KLZK 241746
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1246 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

ARC029-071-115-129-141-241815-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110424T1815Z/
SEARCY AR-CONWAY AR-POPE AR-JOHNSON AR-VAN BUREN AR-
1246 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL VAN BUREN...
EAST CENTRAL JOHNSON...NORTHERN POPE...EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CONWAY
AND SOUTHWESTERN SEARCY COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT...

AT 1244 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF BROOMFIELD...OR 12 MILES
SOUTH OF SAND GAP...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  WITTS SPRING...       SOLO...               SMYRNA...
  HECTOR...             DABNEY...             BROOMFIELD...
  BROCK CREEK LAKE...   BOHANNON...           TILLY...
  SIMPSON...            TREAT...              SCOTTSVILLE...
  NOGO...               LONG POOL...          HAGARVILLE...
  CHIMES...             ZION HILL...          WILLS MTN...

GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO 
POSSIBLE WITH THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3546 9266 3542 9326 3561 9330 3573 9301
      3573 9295 3576 9295 3583 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 252DEG 32KT 3555 9306

$$

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079 
WWUS54 KLZK 241756
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1256 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

ARC071-241805-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110424T1815Z/
JOHNSON AR-
1256 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3546 9266 3543 9318 3564 9315 3573 9301
      3573 9295 3576 9295 3583 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 246DEG 28KT 3555 9302

$$

ARC029-115-129-141-241815-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110424T1815Z/
SEARCY AR-CONWAY AR-POPE AR-VAN BUREN AR-
1256 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL VAN BUREN...
NORTHERN POPE...EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CONWAY AND SOUTHWESTERN SEARCY
COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT...

AT 1254 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOLO...OR 12 MILES
SOUTH OF SAND GAP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  WITTS SPRING...       SOLO...               SMYRNA...
  HECTOR...             DABNEY...             BROOMFIELD...
  BROCK CREEK LAKE...   BOHANNON...           TILLY...
  SIMPSON...            TREAT...              SCOTTSVILLE...
  NOGO...               LONG POOL...          HAGARVILLE...
  CHIMES...             ZION HILL...          WILLS MTN...

GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ALSO 
POSSIBLE WITH THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3546 9266 3543 9318 3564 9315 3573 9301
      3573 9295 3576 9295 3583 9277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 246DEG 28KT 3555 9302

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
637 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

.AVIATION...
TSRA JUST TO THE WEST OF THE STATE LINE...WITH THUNDER
REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN SITES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH
OF THE FRONT...FOG HAS DEVELOPED...AND WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES BACK NORTH. STRATUS MOVING
NORTH FROM THE GULF...AND IS ALREADY AT KHOT. THIS WILL LIFT BY
15Z...BUT WILL REMAIN MVFR. HAVE ADDED VCTS TO KHOT AND KLIT FOR
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH CONVECTION DECREASING AFTER SUNSET.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 522 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011/

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THE STAKES JUST KEEP GOING UP AS FAR AS THE FLOOD POTENTIAL ACROSS
THE STATE. NORTHERN ARKANSAS WILL BE THE FIRST PROBLEM AREA...WITH
ONE TO MORE THAN THREE INCHES OF RAIN ALREADY...AND ANOTHER TWO
TO FOUR INCHES COMING. THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR THE NORTH...AND BUMPED UP THE WORDING TO STRESS SERIOUS
FLOODING POSSIBLE. WOULD FULLY EXPECT TO HAVE HIGH WATER RESCUES
AND ROAD CLOSURES IN PARTS OF THE NORTH. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT IT
IS NOT OVER.

THE STALLED FRONT FOCUSING ALL THE RAIN IN THE NORTH WILL DRIFT
SOUTHWARD THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS STORM SYSTEMS FORM ALONG THE
BOUNDARY. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY MONDAY
AND TUESDAY...WITH MORE FLASH FLOODING/SOME RIVER FLOODING
EXPECTED.

QPF THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY CALLS FOR WIDESPREAD 4 TO 6 INCH
AMOUNTS ACROSS ARKANSAS...AND LOCALLY OVER 8 INCHES. WHILE THIS
CAN BE TAKEN AS A GOOD THING CONSIDERING EXISTING LONG TERM
DROUGHT CONDITIONS...IT IS NOT SO GOOD THAT THE RAIN WILL ALL COME
AT ONCE. IN THE END...THIS COULD BE A MAJOR HIGH WATER EVENT.

ALONG WITH THE RAIN WILL COME A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE...
ESPECIALLY MONDAY. THIS IS WHEN THE FRONT WILL MAKE ITS FIRST DIVE
TO THE SOUTH IN VERY WARM/MOIST/UNSTABLE AIR. THERE WILL BE
PLENTY OF ENERGY TO PLAY WITH...AND SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LIKELY.

THE RAIN/SEVERE WEATHER WILL FINALLY EXIT WITH THE FRONT LATE ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH DRIER AND COOLER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY.

LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SYSTEM THAT WILL PLAGUE THE AREA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WILL BE EAST
OF THE STATE BY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION...WITH DRIER AIR RETURNING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE
STATE FRIDAY...WITH MOISTURE RETURNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM FOR
SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED...
WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S TO THE LOWER 80S.
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR BAXTER-BOONE-FULTON-
IZARD-JOHNSON-MARION-NEWTON-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE.

&&

AVIATION...58

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
500 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-251000-
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 SUN APR 24 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF
OF THE STATE TODAY...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS NORTHERN
ARKANSAS. DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE
STATE...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE A CONCERN. MANY AREAS ACROSS NORTHERN
ARKANSAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL...AND WITH
AT LEAST TWO MORE INCHES EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...FLASH FLOODING
WILL BE A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHERN ARKANSAS.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN AND
WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL
BE VERY LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE
FROM GLENWOOD...TO CONWAY...TO NEWPORT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
MONDAY...WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING NORTH OF THE STATE. AS THE COLD
FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL POSSIBLE
MONDAY...WITH A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. AGAIN...THE MAIN
CONCERNS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THIS SCENARIO WILL BE REPEATED TUESDAY...AS
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE STATE.

WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE STATE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING WILL ONLY INCREASE WITH TIME. THE
AREAS WITH THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE...BUT
THE CONCERN WILL SHIFT SOUTH AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...FOR
SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING CONCERNS.

&&

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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1124 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

ARZ012-021-022-241725-
JOHNSON AR-NEWTON AR-POPE AR-
1124 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN JOHNSON...NORTHERN POPE
AND NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...

AT 1124 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF WOLF PEN REC AREA...OR 16 MILES
NORTHEAST OF OZARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SAND GAP...           WALNUT...
  UPPER BUFFALO WILDERNESS AREA...            ROSETTA...
  PRUITT...             PIERCETOWN...         MOORE...
  MINERAL SPGS REC AREA...                    JASPER...
  HORSEHEAD LAKE...     DILLEN...             DEVILS KNOB...
  CARVER...             BERTHA...             YALE...
  WAYTON...             VENDOR...             SWAIN...

THIS STORM 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 3610 9302 3567 9294 3552 9370 3577 9370
      3578 9369 3577 9353 3579 9352 3588 9353
      3589 9350 3594 9349 3605 9328
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 246DEG 30KT 3569 9366

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