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River Flood Warning 73, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at May 24, 2015, 12:39 PM CDT for Saline County, Arkansas. It took effect at May 25, 2015, 8:09 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2015, 12:39 PM CDT (17:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2015, 8:09 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2015, 8:27 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Saline County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Saline River at Benton (BTNA4). The gauge peaked at 11.66 ft at May 26, 2015, 3:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07363000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 24, 6:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:51 AM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 9:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
915 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
ARZ040-241445-
POLK AR-
915 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY UNTIL
945 AM CDT...
AT 913 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF GRANNIS...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF DE
QUEEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WICKES... VANDERVOORT... MCCAULEY...
HATTON... COVE... BOGG SPRINGS...
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.
LAT...LON 3422 9447 3448 9447 3450 9446 3441 9423
3419 9438 3418 9445 3420 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 1416Z 208DEG 20KT 3428 9443
58Special weather statement, May 24, 10:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1009 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
ARZ037-040-241540-
POLK AR-SCOTT AR-
1009 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN
POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM CDT...
AT 1006 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTH OF QUEEN WILHELMINA STATE PARK...
OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MENA...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
QUEEN WILHELMINA STATE PARK... OLIVER...
MOUNTAIN FORK... MORGAN SPRINGS... LAKE WILHELMINA...
LAKE HINKLE... BEAUCHAMP...
BLACK FORK MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS... SHADY GROVE...
ROCKY... RICH MTN... EAGLETON...
CAUTHRON... BLACK FORK... BATES...
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.
LAT...LON 3491 9446 3493 9445 3496 9441 3495 9439
3496 9437 3497 9425 3496 9418 3456 9427
3459 9447
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 189DEG 31KT 3467 9436
58The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:52 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | Arkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne and 28 more | 15 hr |
| May 24, 9:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Polk | 30 min |
| May 24, 10:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 31 min |
| May 24, 11:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Pope, Yell | 11 days |
| May 24, 11:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry | 13 days |
| May 24, 11:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Perry | 10 days |
| May 24, 11:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lincoln | 14 days |
| May 24, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Randolph | 9 days |
| May 24, 12:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 5 days |
| May 24, 12:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Nevada, Ouachita | 5 days |
| May 24, 12:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland, Drew | 14 days |
| May 24, 12:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | White | 4 days |
| May 24, 12:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Lincoln | 13 days |
| May 24, 1:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Perry | 13 days |
| May 24, 2:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery | 43 min |
| May 24, 2:17 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Pulaski | 36 hr |
| May 24, 2:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 3 hr |
| May 24, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita | 46 min |
| May 24, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Logan, Montgomery, Perry and 1 more | 51 min |
| May 24, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Garland, Hot Spring, Ouachita | 54 min |
| May 24, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell | 49 min |
| May 24, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Izard, Sharp | 48 min |
| May 24, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Saline | 30 min |
| May 24, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Jefferson and 1 more | 26 min |
| May 24, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Marion, Searcy | 26 min |
| May 24, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Baxter, Marion, Searcy | 24 min |
| May 24, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 50 min |
| May 24, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Perry, Pope, Yell | 60 min |
| May 24, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 49 min |
| May 24, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Cleveland, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln and 1 more | 45 min |
| May 24, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter | 35 min |
| May 24, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline and 1 more | 43 min |
| May 24, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline, White | 24 min |
| May 24, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White | 47 min |
| May 24, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Prairie and 1 more | 60 min |
| May 24, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 55 min |
| May 24, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren | 60 min |
| May 24, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lonoke and 3 more | 41 min |
| May 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone | 40 min |
| May 24, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Monroe | 49 min |
| May 24, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha | 31 min |
| May 24, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp and 3 more | 38 min |
| May 24, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe, Prairie | 53 min |
| May 24, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 21 min |
| May 24, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Izard | 31 min |
| May 24, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp | 34 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.