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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 281, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2014, 4:38 PM CDT for Faulkner County, Lonoke County, Pulaski County, Arkansas. It was in force for 52 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, 4:38 PM CDT (21:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2014, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Faulkner County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Pulaski County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -305 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1245 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 23, 2:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 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, 1 hour 23 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
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
401 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0352 PM FLASH FLOOD KNOXVILLE 35.38N 93.36W
07/23/2014 JOHNSON AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO HOMES EVACUATED DUE TO HIGH WATER IN KNOXVILLE.
&&
225Local storm report, Jul 23, 4:27 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
427 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E MENA 34.58N 94.22W
07/23/2014 POLK AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 8 EAST OF MENA AIRPORT.
0401 PM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGFIELD 35.27N 92.57W
07/23/2014 CONWAY AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN SPRINGFIELD.
0401 PM TSTM WND DMG MORRILTON 35.16N 92.74W
07/23/2014 CONWAY AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN MORRILTON.
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG HATFIELD 34.49N 94.38W
07/23/2014 POLK AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSES IN HATFIELD.
0408 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW OLA 35.00N 93.26W
07/23/2014 YELL AR SOCIAL MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 28 BETWEEN PLAINVIEW AND OLA.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG ROVER 34.95N 93.41W
07/23/2014 YELL AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE FELL ON A VEHICLE IN ROVER.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG OLA 35.03N 93.22W
07/23/2014 YELL AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON A HOUSE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE IN OLA.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG OLA 35.03N 93.22W
07/23/2014 YELL AR EMERGENCY MNGR
ON BAILEY HILL ROAD A MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED BY A
TREE.
&&
225Local storm report, Jul 23, 4:33 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
433 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG CHERRY HILL 34.59N 94.00W
07/23/2014 POLK AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE WAS DOWNED JUST EAST OF CHERRY HILL.
&&
46The 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, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Scott, Yell | 119 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, 4:43 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.