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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Aug 8, 2013, 2:14 AM CDT for 6 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2013, 2:14 AM CDT (07:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2013, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cleburne County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Stone County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 1157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 969 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.9
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Aug 8, 12:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 12:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1239 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013 .AVIATION... A STALLED OUT BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND WILL BE THE FOCAL POINT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND MVFR CONDITIONS FOR KBPK AND KHRO. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERMINALS. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. && PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 243 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013/ SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT... INTERACTING WITH A SURFACE BOUNDARY. THIS WILL ALLOW SHOWERS/STORMS TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN AND MOVE ACROSS THE FAR NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AS UPPER TROUGHING MOVES OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES BY EARLY FRIDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO ARKANSAS... INCREASING RAIN CHANCES AND COOLING TEMPERATURES A BIT. UNTIL THEN...TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH THE CENTURY MARK IN THE SOUTH AND WEST...BUT WILL LIKELY BE A BIT COOLER IN THE NORTHEAST HALF DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND ANY RAINFALL. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE RATHER WARM DUE TO HIGH HUMIDITY. WENT AHEAD AND EXTENDED THE HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE THE LAST DAY IT WILL BE NECESSARY. LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NOT MUCH CHANGE TO BE MADE TO THE LONG TERM FORECAST. MODELS ARE STILL IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SHOWING UPPER LEVEL RIDGING JUST TO THE WEST...AND UPPER TROUGHING TO THE NORTHEAST...OF ARKANSAS. A COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN SITUATED SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF...IF NOT ENTIRELY IN...THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE LONG TERM. THE PRESENCE OF THIS BOUNDARY IN CONCERT WITH PASSING DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL MEAN RAINFALL CHANCES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. AS IS TYPICAL WITH DIURNAL CONVECTION...A BIG LULL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL OCCUR BUT MCS ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE SO DECIDED TO LEAVE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN EACH NIGHT. STAYED WITH CHANCE POPS DURING THE DAYTIME AREAS. TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LONG TERM...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE STATE. CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL WILL HELP TO MITIGATE ANY EXCEPTIONALLY HOT TEMPERATURES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 73 93 72 91 / 40 30 30 40 CAMDEN AR 73 97 73 95 / 10 20 20 40 HARRISON AR 71 90 68 86 / 40 30 30 40 HOT SPRINGS AR 74 97 72 94 / 10 20 20 40 LITTLE ROCK AR 76 96 75 93 / 10 20 20 40 MONTICELLO AR 76 96 74 94 / 10 20 20 40 MOUNT IDA AR 71 97 72 94 / 10 20 20 30 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 71 90 70 87 / 40 30 30 40 NEWPORT AR 74 94 74 91 / 30 30 30 40 PINE BLUFF AR 74 96 75 93 / 10 20 20 40 RUSSELLVILLE AR 71 97 73 92 / 10 20 20 30 SEARCY AR 74 95 74 91 / 10 20 20 40 STUTTGART AR 76 95 75 92 / 10 20 20 40 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR ARKANSAS-BRADLEY-CALHOUN- CLARK-CLEVELAND-CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-GARLAND-GRANT- HOT SPRING-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-MONROE- MONTGOMERY-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE- SCOTT-YELL. && AVIATION...56
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 11:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1145 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 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- 1145 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT . THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDER. THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WHILE A STRONG STORM OR TWO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT...THE OVERALL THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN LOW. ADDITIONALLY...GIVEN THE HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS...ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY IN AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 108 DEGREES THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE STATE...AND BRINGS INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RAIN CHANCES. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .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. 58
In the hours before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1225 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013 ARZ014>016-080555- INDEPENDENCE AR-IZARD AR-STONE AR- 1225 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN STONE...SOUTHERN IZARD AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT... AT 1223 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES WEST OF BRANDENBERG...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF MOUNTAIN VIEW...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MOUNTAIN VIEW... LUNENBURG... LONE STAR... HERPEL... CROKER... BRANDENBERG... TWIN CREEK... SYLAMORE SHOOTING RANGE... SYLAMORE BIKE TRAIL... SYLAMORE... OPTIMUS... GUION... BOSWELL... ALLISON... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3607 9190 3584 9182 3581 9214 3605 9220 TIME...MOT...LOC 0525Z 258DEG 29KT 3598 9205 58
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 12:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1253 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013
ARZ007-015-016-080640-
INDEPENDENCE AR-IZARD AR-SHARP AR-
1253 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHARP...SOUTHEASTERN
IZARD AND NORTHERN INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM CDT...
AT 1251 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CAVE CITY TO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GID...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STELLA... SIDNEY... MT PLEASANT...
GID... CUSHMAN... CAVE CITY...
SANDTOWN... SAGE... PFEIFFER...
MAXVILLE... LAFFERTY... JAMES...
GRANGE... GAINESBORO... CURIA...
CORD... CHARLOTTE... AETNA...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3578 9128 3581 9182 3606 9191 3603 9140
3593 9134 3590 9135 3589 9132
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 318DEG 6KT 3592 9151 3595 9188
56The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Marion | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 10:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Searcy | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Stone | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Stone | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Izard | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Stone | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Independence | 47 min |
| Aug 8, 2:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Independence | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Boone | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 2:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jackson | 18 min |
| Aug 8, 2:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Independence, Jackson | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Boone | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Fulton | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 5:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Boone | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 6:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson, Newton | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 6:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Johnson, Newton, Pope, Searcy | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Boone | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 11:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, Lawrence | 10 days |
| Aug 8, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Randolph | 36 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LZK | Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Fulton, Independence, Izard and 5 more | 45 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone, Marion, Searcy | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Searcy | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Marion | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Marion, Searcy | 39 min |
| Aug 8, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Cleburne, Izard, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren | 43 min |
| Aug 8, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Newton | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Stone | 48 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013
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.