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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Little Rock, AR

July 23, 20144 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2014, 3:31 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 119 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 23, 2014, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2014, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 119 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Johnson County, AR, Logan County, AR, Scott County, AR, Yell County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 194 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3863 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 981 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 7.1

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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 Jul 23, 2:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
228 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD MOVE SLOWLY AND PRODUCE
HEAVY RAIN AND UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL. EXPECT PRECIPITATION
TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

DRIER AIR WILL BE USHERED INTO THE STATE BEHIND THE FRONT. NO RAIN
IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE
INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH. THURSDAY WILL BE A
BIT COOLER...THEN A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS BRIEFLY.

&&

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SUNDAYS COLD FRONT IS LOOKING EVEN LESS IMPRESSIVE...QPF WISE...THAN
IT DID THIS TIME YESTERDAY AND LOWERED POPS ACCORDINGLY.
HOWEVER...NORTHWEST FLOW FOLLOWING FROPA WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER COOL
DOWN TO LINGER THROUGH THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE WORK WEEK. ADDED
SOME SLIGHT POPS TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD AS THE UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN AMPLIFIES AND THE NEXT SYSTEM BUILDS OVER THE OK/TX
PANHANDLES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BATESVILLE AR     67  84  62  89 /  30  10  10  10
CAMDEN AR         72  92  66  93 /  40  10  10  10
HARRISON AR       65  85  63  90 /  20  10  10  10
HOT SPRINGS AR    71  91  66  92 /  40  10  10  10
LITTLE ROCK   AR  71  88  65  91 /  30  10  10  10
MONTICELLO AR     71  91  65  93 /  40  10  10  10
MOUNT IDA AR      71  91  66  92 /  40  10  10  10
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  65  85  62  90 /  20  10  10  10
NEWPORT AR        68  84  62  89 /  30  10  10  10
PINE BLUFF AR     71  90  65  92 /  40  10  10  10
RUSSELLVILLE AR   70  88  65  91 /  20  10  10  10
SEARCY AR         69  86  63  90 /  30  10  10  10
STUTTGART AR      71  87  64  91 /  40  10  10  10
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...51 / LONG TERM...61

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 3:15 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
315 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-241000-
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-
315 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. THE
PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

&&

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

51/44

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
218 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

ARZ012-021-232000-
JOHNSON AR-NEWTON AR-
218 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON AND CENTRAL
JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

AT 215 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEVILS KNOB...OR NEAR
FALLSVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WOODLAND...           WALNUT...             LUDWIG LAKE...
  HORSEHEAD LAKE...     DEVILS KNOB...        SALUS...
  OZONE...              OARK...               HILLCREST...
  HARMONY...            FALLSVILLE...         DIXON RIDGE...
  CATALPA...

&&

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

LAT...LON 3582 9335 3549 9340 3554 9367 3577 9354
      3577 9352 3580 9353 3584 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 014DEG 13KT 3575 9345

46

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
220 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

ARZ021-030-231950-
JOHNSON AR-LOGAN AR-
220 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LOGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN
JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

AT 217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARTMAN...OR 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PARIS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PARIS...              SUBIACO...            HINKLE...
  HARTMAN...            COVE LAKE...          WILKINS...
  DRIGGS...             CORLEY...             COAL HILL...

&&

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

LAT...LON 3538 9374 3538 9371 3543 9372 3547 9370
      3546 9357 3520 9358 3523 9379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 008DEG 11KT 3539 9366

46

Local storm report, Jul 23, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
230 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

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

0228 PM     HAIL             MOUNTAIN HOME           36.34N 92.38W
07/23/2014  E0.88 INCH       BAXTER             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

46

Local storm report, Jul 23, 2:31 PM CDT, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
231 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

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

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N MOUNTAIN HOME       36.36N 92.38W
07/23/2014  E60 MPH          BAXTER             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THUNDERSTORM GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 60 MPH A COUPLE
            OF MILES NORTH OF MOUNTAIN HOME.

&&

46

Local storm report, Jul 23, 3:10 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
310 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

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

0255 PM     HAIL             2 N ATKINS              35.28N 92.94W
07/23/2014  E0.75 INCH       POPE               AR   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZED HAIL JUST NORTH OF ATKINS.

&&

225

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 3:25 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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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
Jul 23, 1:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Fulton, Sharp	44 min
Jul 23, 1:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson	22 min
Jul 23, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Fulton, Izard	49 min
Jul 23, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Conway	27 min
Jul 23, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Pope, Yell	46 min
Jul 23, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson	42 min
Jul 23, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Logan	30 min
Jul 23, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Marion	40 min
Jul 23, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Pope, Yell	38 min
Jul 23, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone	45 min
Jul 23, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Scott, Yell	60 min
Jul 23, 3:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Pope, Yell	2 hr
Jul 23, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Searcy, Stone	30 min
Jul 23, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff	57 min
Jul 23, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Pike, Polk, Scott, Yell	64 min
Jul 23, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Sharp, Stone, White	34 min
Jul 23, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline	46 min
Jul 23, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Faulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, White and 1 more	48 min
Jul 23, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Polk	49 min
Jul 23, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski	52 min
Jul 23, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant, Hot Spring, Saline	47 min
Jul 23, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski	47 min
Jul 23, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson and 2 more	45 min
Jul 23, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring	45 min
Jul 23, 5:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline	2 hr
Jul 23, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski	29 min
Jul 23, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring and 3 more	37 min
Jul 23, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Ouachita	27 min
Jul 23, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant and 5 more	45 min
Jul 23, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Ouachita	38 min
Jul 23, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Ouachita	38 min

Nearby

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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.