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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Little Rock, AR

July 10, 2014Conway County, Pope County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2014, 1:58 PM CDT for Conway County, Pope County, Arkansas. It was in force for 32 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 10, 2014, 1:58 PM CDT (18:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2014, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Conway County, AR, Pope County, AR

The radar

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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 10, 12:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 12:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 5:00 AM CDT, 8 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
500 AM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-111000-
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-
500 AM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY...NEAR THE LOUISIANA BORDER...WILL
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. WHILE A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...THE
CHANCES OF ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LOW.

MEANWHILE...A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS KANSAS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE WORKING SOUTHEASTWARD AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. SOME OF
THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT PARTS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...AND EVENTUALLY INTO CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE
AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT WILL GRADUALLY LIFT BACK NORTHWARD ACROSS
ARKANSAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP ALONG
THE RETREATING FRONT ON FRIDAY WILL BE SPOTTY.

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST
OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL...WITH
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 DEGREES IN ALL BUT THE OZARK
MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHWEST.

IT APPEARS THE HEAT WILL BE TEMPORARY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN
EARLY NEXT WEEK...AND THAT WILL ALLOW ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO DROP
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE NATURAL STATE. COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1223 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

ARZ012-021-022-030-037-038-101805-
JOHNSON AR-LOGAN AR-NEWTON AR-POPE AR-SCOTT AR-YELL AR-
1223 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN YELL...NORTHEASTERN
SCOTT...NORTHWESTERN POPE...NEWTON...LOGAN AND JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL
100 PM CDT...

AT 1217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED AN
AREA OF MODERATE TO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND THIS AREA WILL MOVE INTO
LOGAN...JOHNSON AND NEWTON COUNTIES. THE AREA WAS MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

SMALL HAIL AROUND PEA SIZE AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON ROADWAYS WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PARIS...              LOST VALLEY SP...     JASPER...
  CLARKSVILLE...        BOONEVILLE...         WOODLAND...
  WALNUT...             UPPER BUFFALO WILDERNESS AREA...
  TOKALON...            SUBIACO...
  STONEHOUSE REC AREA...                      SPADRA...
  SCRANTON...           ROSETTA...            RATCLIFF...
  PRUITT...             PINEY BAY REC AREA... PIERCETOWN...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 78.

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

HEAVY 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 3494 9424 3515 9410 3515 9404 3523 9404
      3524 9393 3533 9391 3532 9381 3542 9382
      3538 9371 3574 9370 3578 9368 3577 9352
      3588 9353 3600 9345 3611 9346 3609 9304
      3508 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 270DEG 23KT 3529 9384

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 12:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1256 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

ARZ012-021-022-030-037-038-101840-
JOHNSON AR-LOGAN AR-NEWTON AR-POPE AR-SCOTT AR-YELL AR-
1256 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN YELL...NORTHEASTERN
SCOTT...WESTERN POPE...SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON...LOGAN AND JOHNSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

AT 1250 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DENNING...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF OZARK...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

SMALL HAIL FROM PEA 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. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING
AREAS AND ON ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PARIS...              DANVILLE...           CLARKSVILLE...
  BOONEVILLE...         WOODLAND...           WALNUT...
  TOKALON...            SUBIACO...
  STONEHOUSE REC AREA...                      SPADRA...
  SCRANTON...           ROSETTA...            RATCLIFF...
  PINEY BAY REC AREA... PETIT JEAN RIVER WMA...
  MT NEBO SP...         MT MAGAZINE...        MOSLEY...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 44 AND 76.

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

VERY HEAVY 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 3524 9396 3524 9393 3532 9392 3532 9381
      3542 9381 3537 9375 3538 9371 3567 9371
      3576 9368 3577 9353 3580 9352 3588 9319
      3507 9324 3489 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 277DEG 22KT 3539 9374

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 1:41 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
141 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

ARZ021>023-030-031-038-039-101925-
CONWAY AR-JOHNSON AR-LOGAN AR-PERRY AR-POPE AR-VAN BUREN AR-YELL AR-
141 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YELL...WESTERN VAN BUREN...
POPE...NORTHERN PERRY...NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND
WESTERN CONWAY COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

AT 137 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF MOSLEY...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF
DANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

SMALL HAIL FROM PEA 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. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CREATE
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RUSSELLVILLE...       PERRYVILLE...         MORRILTON...
  DANVILLE...           TARAL...              ST. VINCENT...
  SOLO...               SOLGOHACHIA...        SEQUOYA PARK...
  POTTSVILLE...         PLAINVIEW...          PINEY BAY REC AREA...
  PETIT JEAN STATE PARK...
  PETIT JEAN RIVER WMA...                     PETIT JEAN MTN...
  PERRY...              OPPELO...             OLA...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 114.

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

HEAVY 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 3568 9272 3503 9259 3485 9365 3550 9340
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 267DEG 36KT 3518 9329

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 12:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson, Logan, Newton42 min
Jul 10, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson, Logan44 min
Jul 10, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKConway, Pope, Yell44 min
Jul 10, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGarland, Perry46 min
Jul 10, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope28 min
Jul 10, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline52 min
Jul 10, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFaulkner29 min
Jul 10, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski24 min
Jul 10, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline50 min
Jul 10, 3:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKGarland, Grant, Hot Spring, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline110 min
Jul 10, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKDesha46 min
Jul 10, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln24 min
Jul 10, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln38 min
Jul 10, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKOuachita31 min
Jul 10, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKOuachita21 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.