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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Little Rock, AR

July 26, 2012Baxter County, Fulton County, Izard County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2012, 4:41 PM CDT for Baxter County, Fulton County, Izard County, Arkansas. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2012, 4:41 PM CDT (21:41 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2012, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Baxter County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Izard County, AR

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2012-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 854 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2012-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
854 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1336 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

960 
WUUS54 KLZK 262141
SVRLZK
ARC005-049-065-262215-
/O.NEW.KLZK.SV.W.0261.120726T2141Z-120726T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
441 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL BAXTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN IZARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 440 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  RODNEY...OR 14 MILES EAST OF MOUNTAIN HOME...AND MOVING EAST AT 20
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SALESVILLE...         RODNEY...             PINEVILLE...
  NORFORK DAM...        DIAMOND BAY...        WILD CHERRY...
  MITCHELL...           JORDAN...             ELIZABETH...
  DOLPH...              WOOD PT PARK...       WOLF KNOB...
  TIMBER LAKE MANOR...  SYCAMORE SPRING...    LUKA...
  JORDAN LANDING...     HOLIDAY HILLS...      FORTY FOUR...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3632 9198 3613 9206 3622 9229 3636 9222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 288DEG 15KT 3627 9214

$$

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2 follow-up statements
245 
WWUS54 KLZK 262159
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
459 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

ARC005-262209-
/O.CAN.KLZK.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-120726T2215Z/
BAXTER AR-
459 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BAXTER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3632 9198 3613 9206 3619 9216 3632 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 291DEG 15KT 3623 9206

$$

ARC049-065-262215-
/O.CON.KLZK.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-120726T2215Z/
FULTON AR-IZARD AR-
459 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
IZARD AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

AT 456 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF RODNEY...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MELBOURNE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  PINEVILLE...          BEXAR...              WILD CHERRY...
  MITCHELL...           DOLPH...              LUKA...
  FORTY FOUR...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3632 9198 3613 9206 3619 9216 3632 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 291DEG 15KT 3623 9206

$$

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715 
WWUS54 KLZK 262211
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
511 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

ARC049-065-262221-
/O.EXP.KLZK.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-120726T2215Z/
FULTON AR-IZARD AR-
511 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN IZARD AND
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3632 9198 3613 9206 3619 9216 3632 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 291DEG 15KT 3621 9200

$$

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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 Jul 26, 3:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 3:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE FOR AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
635 PM CDT THU JUL 2012

.AVIATION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EFFECT ALL TAFS OVER THE 12
HOURS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING TO AROUND MIDNIGHT. THEN CONVECTION
WILL LOWER IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. MAINLY VFR CEILINGS WITH
PATCHY MVFR CEILINGS WITH STORMS. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT
INTO AR AND DEVELOP THE CONVECTION. WINDS SW 5 TO 15 KNOTS SOUTH OF
THE FRONT WHILE W TO NW AT 5 TO 15 KNOTS NORTH OF THE FRONT. FRIDAY
THE SCATTERED CONVECTION SHOULD BE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TO SOUTH AR.
(59)

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 309 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012/

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT

COLD FRONT LOCATED ROUGHLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR IN
SOUTHERN MISSOURI...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH. ISOLATED
CONVECTION HAS DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST.

WITH SOME DRIER AIR NEAR THE FRONT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG TO SEVERE WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS. WITH ANY
FIRES...THE DRASTIC WIND CHANGES WILL BE OF GREAT CONCERN. THERE IS
A SLIGHT RISK ACROSS THE NORTH...WITH THE POTENTIAL MOSTLY CONFINED
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE PICKING BACK UP AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS SATURDAY.

THE OTHER CONCERN FOR SATURDAY WILL BE TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH DRIER AIR MIXING DOWN. HAVE GONE 5 OR MORE
DEGREES ABOVE GUIDANCE...WITH READINGS APPROACHING 100 DEGREES. WITH
THE LOWER DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE NORTH...HEAT HEADLINES ARE NOT
EXPECTED. ALSO...CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL WILL TEMPER READINGS
ACROSS THE SOUTH...AND HELP KEEP HEAT INDEX READINGS IN CHECK THERE.

UPPER RIDGE QUICKLY BUILDS BACK IN BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY...WITH DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS CONTINUING. MODELS ARE
HINTING AT A WEAK FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BUT HAVE LEFT A DRY FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
&&

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE ACROSS ARKANSAS IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
A COLD FRONT WILL TRY TO NUDGE INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH/EAST...BUT WILL PROBABLY FAIL AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE RIDGE.
THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT...AND TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES MAY LEAD TO AT LEAST ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. OTHERWISE...IT WILL BE MOSTLY DRY
AND HOT...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARKANSAS-BAXTER-
CLEBURNE-CONWAY-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-MONROE-PERRY-POPE-
PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SHARP-STONE-WHITE-WOODRUFF-YELL.

&&

SHORT TERM...58 / LONG TERM...46
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 1:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
125 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-271000-
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-
125 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH
TONIGHT...MAINLY IN THE NORTHWEST HALF OF ARKANSAS. SOME OF THE
STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THE MAIN
CONCERN.

TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 105
DEGREES. COMBINED WITH MOISTURE IN THE AIR...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE...AND
ALSO ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER FROM LITTLE ROCK WESTWARD. A HEAT
ADVISORY REMAINS POSTED FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING.

A HIGH TO EXTREME WILDFIRE DANGER CONTINUES ACROSS ARKANSAS DUE TO
DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION. MOST COUNTIES HAVE BURN BANS
IN PLACE. OUTDOOR BURNING OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH WILL BE NOTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL SPREAD ANY FIRES THAT START.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HIT AND MISS THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...
ESPECIALLY FROM CENTRAL INTO SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. THIS WILL BE AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. ISOLATED
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE.

THE FRONT WILL WASH THIS WEEKEND...WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS
BUILDING OVER ARKANSAS. UNDER THE HIGH...HEAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105
DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH INDICES EXCEEDING 105 DEGREES IN
SOME LOCATIONS. BY SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY...HEAT ADVISORIES MAY
BECOME NECESSARY.

THE WILDFIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH TO EXTREME THROUGH
THE PERIOD WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SINCE WIDESPREAD OR ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...
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.

57/46

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
133 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

ARZ014>016-261920-
INDEPENDENCE AR-IZARD AR-STONE AR-
133 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL STONE...SOUTHERN IZARD
AND NORTHWESTERN INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT...

AT 130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNTAIN VIEW...      HERPEL...             GID...
  CUSHMAN...            CROKER...             BRANDENBERG...
  TWIN CREEK...         SYLAMORE...           SAINT JAMES...
  LAFFERTY...           JAMES...              GUION...
  BETHESDA...           ALLISON...            WOLQUARRY...
  WOLF MTN...           WOLF DEN MTN...       WHITE RIVER ARPT...

&&

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...MOVE INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 3600 9169 3599 9171 3594 9171 3594 9165
      3577 9164 3581 9217 3598 9215 3601 9168
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 269DEG 14KT 3589 9201

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
313 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

ARZ003>005-262100-
BAXTER AR-BOONE AR-MARION AR-
313 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BOONE...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND
NORTHWESTERN BAXTER COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 310 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DIAMOND CITY...OR 17 MILES
NORTHEAST OF HARRISON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HARRISON...           WININGTON...          WILLIS...
  SELF...               PYATT...              PRICE PLACE...
  OZARK ISLE...         MYRTLE...             LEAD HILL...
  LAKEWAY...            DODD CITY...          DIAMOND CITY...
  CLARK HILL...         BERGMAN...            ZINC...
  SOUTH LEAD HILL...    SNOW...               RIDGEWAY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 3648 9247 3624 9283 3619 9313 3642 9327
      3651 9307 3651 9248
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 246DEG 18KT 3645 9293

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Local storm report, Jul 26, 3:53 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
353 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 PM     TSTM WND GST     HARRISON                36.24N 93.12W
07/26/2012  M54 MPH          BOONE              AR   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            PEAK WIND OF 54 MILES PER HOUR MEASURED AT HARRISON BOONE
            COUNTY AIRPORT.

&&

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:55 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
355 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

ARZ005-262125-
BAXTER AR-
355 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BAXTER COUNTY UNTIL 430
PM CDT...

AT 353 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRIARCLIFF...OR NEAR
MOUNTAIN HOME...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNTAIN HOME...      SALESVILLE...         RODNEY...
  ROBINSON PT LNDG...   NORFORK DAM...        NORFORK...
  DIAMOND BAY...        COLFAX...             BRIARCLIFF...
  JORDAN...             HENDERSON...          WOOD PT PARK...
  WOLF KNOB...          WILD HOG MTN...
  WESTERN HILLS SUBDVN...                     WALLACE KNOB...
  TIMBER LAKE MANOR...  SYCAMORE SPRING...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 3640 9217 3619 9216 3622 9243 3637 9244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 270DEG 14KT 3629 9231

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 4:38 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
438 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

ARZ021-022-030-038-262225-
JOHNSON AR-LOGAN AR-POPE AR-YELL AR-
438 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN YELL...
WESTERN POPE...NORTHEASTERN LOGAN AND SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL
530 PM CDT...

AT 435 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONDON...OR 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF RUSSELLVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RUSSELLVILLE...       TARAL...              PINEY BAY REC AREA...
  LONDON...             LAKE DARDANELLE...    KNOXVILLE...
  DOVER...              DARDANELLE LOCK AND DAM...
  DARDANELLE...         CABIN CREEK REC AREA...
  PINEY...              NEW BLAINE...         LUDWIG...
  DELAWARE...           AUGSBURG...           TUCKER MTN...
  SHOAL BAY REC AREA... SHINN MTN...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 81.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 3546 9309 3519 9316 3529 9348 3541 9343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 280DEG 9KT 3536 9327

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 2:59 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Desha, Drew and 16 more15 hr
Jul 26, 1:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKStone47 min
Jul 26, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBoone47 min
Jul 26, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBaxter30 min
Jul 26, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPope47 min
Jul 26, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPope42 min
Jul 26, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Searcy, Stone25 min
Jul 26, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFulton, Sharp41 min
Jul 26, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott50 min
Jul 26, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKConway45 min
Jul 26, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBaxter, Fulton47 min
Jul 26, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Van Buren35 min
Jul 26, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren25 min
Jul 26, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKSharp47 min
Jul 26, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk, Scott45 min
Jul 26, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Pope, Yell28 min
Jul 26, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKVan Buren46 min
Jul 26, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Van Buren31 min
Jul 26, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Perry, Pope, Yell44 min
Jul 26, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleburne41 min
Jul 26, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott47 min
Jul 26, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKIndependence, Jackson46 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.