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River Flood Warning 79, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 26, 2015Pulaski County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2015, 4:27 AM CDT for Pulaski County, Arkansas. It took effect at May 28, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 45 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2015, 4:27 AM CDT (09:27 UTC)
In effect from: May 28, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 30, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 45 hr
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Pulaski County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Arkansas River at Little Rock (LITA4). The gauge peaked at 22.20 ft at May 31, 2015, 6:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 23 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07263500, 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 26, 4:06 AM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 4:06 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 1:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 10:30 PM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 10:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 10:46 PM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 11:04 PM CDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 11:09 PM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 11:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 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
May 25, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Garland, Johnson, Logan, Montgomery, Perry and 3 more	55 min
May 25, 7:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Logan, Montgomery, Perry and 5 more	6 hr
May 25, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Dallas, Grant, Ouachita	50 min
May 25, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Pope	32 min
May 25, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Izard, Stone	44 min
May 25, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Ouachita	25 min
May 25, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Marion, Searcy	26 min
May 25, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring and 2 more	53 min
May 25, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline and 1 more	56 min
May 25, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita	48 min
May 25, 8:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Johnson, Newton, Pope	26 min
May 25, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Johnson, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy and 2 more	39 min
May 25, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Dallas, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke and 2 more	58 min
May 25, 8:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Pulaski, Saline	27 min
May 25, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Searcy, Stone and 2 more	61 min
May 25, 8:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Pulaski	23 min
May 25, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Izard, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy and 2 more	48 min
May 25, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita	44 min
May 25, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone	51 min
May 25, 9:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Boone, Conway, Faulkner, Johnson, Logan, Marion and 5 more	6 hr
May 25, 9:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Conway, Dallas, Faulkner, Garland, Grant and 6 more	6 hr
May 25, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, White, Woodruff	44 min
May 25, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleburne, Independence, Stone	42 min
May 25, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline	23 min
May 25, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, White	51 min
May 25, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln	59 min
May 25, 9:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Sharp and 1 more	39 min
May 25, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Fulton, Independence, Jackson, Sharp	45 min
May 25, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas, Desha	46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.