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Special Weather Statement, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2012, 7:13 PM CDT for Garland County, Arkansas. It was in force for 47 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 7, 2012, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
County Garland County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 236 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 7, 6:51 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 6:51 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 800 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-081000- 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- 800 AM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE STATE TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT OF ANY SEVERE STORM WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS...THEN A MUCH LOWER THREAT OF LARGE HAIL. ALSO HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY APPROACH 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER IN A FEW SPOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN OUTDOORS. ADDITIONALLY...AN EXTREME WILDFIRE DANGER CONTINUES ACROSS THE NATURAL STATE...AND MOST COUNTIES HAVE BURN BANS IN PLACE. ANY FIRES THAT START COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY AND QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO ARKANSAS LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH INCREASING MOISTURE LEVELS TO PRODUCE GOOD CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...A FEW STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...WITH LARGE HAIL A MUCH LOWER THREAT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO STALL OUT JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA...WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS. WHATEVER RAIN MATERIALIZES...IT WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE ONGOING DROUGHT. OUTDOOR BURNING OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED...AND THE WILD FIRE THREAT ACROSS THE STATE WILL REMAIN HIGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 44/59
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:26 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 126 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ARZ037-071855- SCOTT AR- 126 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CDT... AT 120 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTH OF CARDIFF...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WALDRON...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WALDRON... CARDIFF... Y CITY... WINFIELD... PARKS... OLIO... NEEDMORE... HON... CEDAR CREEK... BOLES... WALDRON MUNI ARPT... WALDRON LAKE... SHILOH... PLEASANT HILL... MILL CREEK REC AREA... LONE ELM... GREEN RIDGE... EAST POTEAU MTN... 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. LAT...LON 3471 9422 3498 9418 3494 9379 3472 9384 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 097DEG 12KT 3479 9394 62
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 48 min |
| Jul 7, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson | 20 min |
| Jul 7, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Grant | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 12:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleburne | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleburne | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 12:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleburne | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, White | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Van Buren | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, White | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Stone, Van Buren | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, White | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Perry, Saline | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Newton, Pope | 22 min |
| Jul 8, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Independence | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Izard, Stone | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, White | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Yell | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Yell | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Scott | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Izard, Sharp, Stone | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Perry, Yell | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 3:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleburne, Stone | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Yell | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Pike | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Yell | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Izard | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pope, Yell | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk | 41 min |
| Jul 8, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Scott | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 4:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 105 min |
| Jul 8, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 28 min |
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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.