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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 348, NWS Little Rock, AR

August 5, 2013Baxter County, Marion County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2013, 7:59 PM CDT for Baxter County, Marion County, Arkansas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 5, 2013, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2013, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Baxter County, AR, Marion County, AR

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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 Aug 5, 5:59 PM CDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 5:59 PM CDT, 2 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 12:02 PM CDT, 7 hours 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 2:31 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:27 PM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
632 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013

ARZ068-069-060020-
BRADLEY AR-DREW AR-
632 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DREW AND EASTERN
BRADLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 630 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF FOUNTAIN HILL...OR 14 MILES NORTH
OF NORTH CROSSETT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  JOHNSVILLE...

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...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN!

LAT...LON 3334 9211 3345 9205 3340 9181 3340 9180
      3339 9181 3339 9197 3335 9196 3334 9198
      3331 9197 3328 9201 3328 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 214DEG 3KT 3337 9199

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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
Aug 5, 8:16 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Conway and 17 more	4 days
Aug 5, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Marion	39 min
Aug 5, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone	52 min
Aug 5, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha	46 min
Aug 5, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	31 min
Aug 5, 9:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Marion	31 min
Aug 5, 9:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Cleburne, Izard, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren	39 min
Aug 5, 9:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone	3 hr
Aug 5, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lincoln	31 min
Aug 5, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Cleburne, Izard, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren	33 min
Aug 5, 10:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleburne	31 min
Aug 5, 10:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleburne	31 min
Aug 5, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	30 min
Aug 6, 12:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff	50 min
Aug 6, 6:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Fulton, Sharp	29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.