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River Flood Warning 40, NWS Little Rock, AR

March 30, 2016Lawrence County, Randolph County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at Mar 30, 2016, 9:50 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Randolph County, Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 31, 2016, 11:40 AM CDT. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 30, 2016, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 31, 2016, 11:40 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 2, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 hr
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lawrence County, AR, Randolph County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Spring River (AR) at Imboden (IMBA4).

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07069500, 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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 8:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 8:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 9:00 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
900 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

ARZ047-057-310245-
ARKANSAS AR-MONROE AR-
900 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND
SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 900 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GILLETT...OR 18 MILES WEST OF WHITE RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GILLETT...             ST. CHARLES...         DE WITT...
MERRISACH LAKE...      WEBER...               CROSS ROADS IN MONRO...
ETHEL...               DE LUCE...             INDIAN BAY...
TICHNOR...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

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.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ARKANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3434 9105 3432 9106 3431 9105 3425 9108
      3422 9106 3420 9109 3415 9108 3410 9113
      3402 9140 3413 9144 3415 9149 3418 9151
      3449 9106 3447 9105 3447 9100 3434 9100
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 240DEG 32KT 3414 9138

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 9:12 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
912 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

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

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MERONEY                 33.96N 91.73W
03/30/2016                   LINCOLN            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A MOBILE HOME.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 9:13 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
913 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

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

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CAMDEN                  33.57N 92.84W
03/30/2016                   OUACHITA           AR   SOCIAL MEDIA

            A FEW TREES DOWN WITH ONE FALLING ON A HOUSE AND DAMAGING
            A CAR.

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 9:43 PM CDT, 7 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
Mar 30, 7:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	45 min
Mar 30, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lincoln	43 min
Mar 30, 7:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring and 1 more	3 hr
Mar 30, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	52 min
Mar 30, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln	34 min
Mar 30, 7:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Bradley, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln	43 min
Mar 30, 7:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke and 4 more	6 hr
Mar 30, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	48 min
Mar 30, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln	26 min
Mar 30, 8:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Pulaski, Saline	3 hr
Mar 30, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	49 min
Mar 30, 8:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lonoke and 5 more	3 hr
Mar 30, 8:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline	3 hr
Mar 30, 8:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Cleveland, Drew, Grant, Jefferson and 5 more	3 hr
Mar 30, 9:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	45 min
Mar 30, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha, Drew	47 min
Mar 30, 9:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Randolph	72 hr
Mar 30, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	45 min
Mar 30, 10:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha	51 min
Mar 30, 10:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew, Lincoln	3 hr
Mar 30, 10:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha	37 min
Mar 30, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	38 min
Mar 30, 11:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	51 min
Mar 30, 11:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring and 1 more	3 hr
Mar 30, 11:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Independence, Izard, Jackson and 8 more	3 hr
Mar 31, 1:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln	6 hr
Mar 31, 1:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski and 1 more	6 hr
Mar 31, 7:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Scott	34 min
Mar 31, 7:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Logan	51 min
Mar 31, 8:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Perry	52 min
Mar 31, 9:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	40 min
Mar 31, 9:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Independence	38 min
Mar 31, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jackson	49 min
Mar 31, 9:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Jackson, White, Woodruff	12 min
Mar 31, 9:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner, White	44 min
Mar 31, 10:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Faulkner, White	17 min
Mar 31, 10:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner	35 min
Mar 31, 10:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pulaski	43 min
Mar 31, 10:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White	37 min
Mar 31, 10:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White	28 min
Mar 31, 10:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Woodruff	40 min
Mar 31, 11:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Jackson, White, Woodruff	43 min
Mar 31, 11:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, White	32 min
Mar 31, 11:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Woodruff	39 min
Mar 31, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	44 min
Mar 31, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Jefferson, Lonoke	43 min
Mar 31, 2:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland	51 min
Mar 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	45 min
Mar 31, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie	46 min
Mar 31, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Monroe, Prairie	38 min
Mar 31, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	16 min
Mar 31, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Monroe	35 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.