Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Little Rock, AR

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WWUS54 KLZK 132253
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
553 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

ARC125-132303-
/O.CAN.KLZK.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160313T2300Z/
SALINE AR-
553 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3449 9203 3450 9225 3458 9225 3458 9235
      3471 9234 3484 9208 3482 9207 3463 9211
      3462 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 249DEG 33KT 3465 9222 

$$

ARC119-132300-
/O.CON.KLZK.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160313T2300Z/
PULASKI AR-
553 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY...

AT 553 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WRIGHTSVILLE...
OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LITTLE ROCK...NORTH LITTLE ROCK...DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK...WRIGHTSVILLE...
SWEET HOME...ESTES...GEYER SPRINGS...STATE FAIRGROUNDS...SCOTT...IRONTON...
PROTHO JUNCTION...MCALMONT...EAST END...BASELINE...BAUCUM...TERRY LOCK AND
DAM...GALLOWAY...BREDLOW CORNER...HIGGINS AND COLLEGE STATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3449 9203 3450 9225 3458 9225 3458 9235
      3471 9234 3484 9208 3482 9207 3463 9211
      3462 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 249DEG 33KT 3465 9222 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

CAVANAUGH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
255 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
SURFACE LOW IN OKLAHOMA CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE REGION...
WITH CELLS DEVELOPING ALONG THE DRY LINE AND TO THE EAST OF THE
LOW.

WILL BE AN ACTIVE EVENING FOR US...AS SHOWERS/STORMS BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD. DISCRETE CELLS FORMING AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING LINE
WILL KEEP A TORNADO THREAT OVER THE REGION THROUGH SUNSET...AS
BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS HAVE ALLOWED MORE SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY
TO DEVELOP...AND LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS CONTINUE TO BACK AROUND TO
THE SOUTHEAST.

BIG THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE STORM TONIGHT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...
POSSIBLY UPWARDS OF TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER...GIVEN STEEP MID LEVEL
LAPSE RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING SYSTEM. INITIAL MODE
OF CONVECTION WILL BE DISCRETE CELLS AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE...
PARTICULARLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. THESE SHOULD
COALESCE MORE INTO A LINE ONCE PAST THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE
AREA. HOWEVER...AS THE UPPER LOW AND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO THE AREA
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...ADDITIONAL DISCRETE
CELLS COULD FORM AHEAD OF THE STORMS ALONG THE FRONT...WITH
THINGS BECOMING MORE LINEAR AS THE ACTIVITY MOVES INTO
CENTRAL/EASTERN ARKANSAS AROUND/AFTER SUNSET. BEHIND THAT...
ELEVATED STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW COULD POSE AN
ADDITIONAL HAIL THREAT BEFORE THINGS COME TO AN END.

COLD FRONT WILL CLEAR THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH THE UPPER LOW
LAGGING A FEW HOURS BEHIND. SHOWERS/STORMS WILL COME TO AN END
BEFORE SUNRISE.

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN ON MONDAY...WITH WINDS COMING BACK AROUND
TO THE SOUTHWEST BY THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM REBOUNDING INTO THE 70S...AND
MUCH OF THE AREA COULD HAVE A QUICK SHOT AT 80 DEGREES ON TUESDAY
BEFORE ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY COOLS THINGS BACK DOWN TO MORE
SEASONAL LEVELS.
&&

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
UPPER LOW PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT.
THIS UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY AND WILL BE SLOW
TO MOVE OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY NIGHT. ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPS
OVER THE SOUTHERN U.S. FRIDAY WITH A LARGE RIDGE OVER THE WEST
COAST. ANOTHER UPPER LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PLAINS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

NO BIG CHANGES IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH ARKANSAS LATE TUESDAY...BUT WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST
NEAR THE FRONT. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AS A SLOW SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WEDNESDAY THEN
COOLER FOR THE REST OF THE PERIOD.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER ISSUES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVEN DAYS.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BATESVILLE AR     54  75  56  79 /  80  10   0  10
CAMDEN AR         53  80  59  83 /  70   0   0  10
HARRISON AR       50  75  54  75 /  80   0   0  10
HOT SPRINGS AR    52  77  56  79 /  80   0   0  10
LITTLE ROCK   AR  53  76  58  80 /  80   0   0  10
MONTICELLO AR     56  78  60  81 /  80   0   0  10
MOUNT IDA AR      51  78  56  79 /  60   0   0  10
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  52  75  55  76 /  80   0   0  10
NEWPORT AR        54  74  56  78 /  80  10   0  10
PINE BLUFF AR     54  75  58  81 /  80   0   0  10
RUSSELLVILLE AR   51  77  53  79 /  80   0   0  10
SEARCY AR         52  74  54  79 /  80  10   0  10
STUTTGART AR      54  74  57  79 /  80   0   0  10
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...57 / LONG TERM...51

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
827 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-140945-
BOONE-MARION-BAXTER-FULTON-SHARP-NEWTON-SEARCY-STONE-IZARD-
INDEPENDENCE-JOHNSON-POPE-VAN BUREN-CLEBURNE-JACKSON-LOGAN-CONWAY-
FAULKNER-WHITE-WOODRUFF-SCOTT-YELL-PERRY-POLK-MONTGOMERY-GARLAND-
SALINE-PULASKI-LONOKE-PRAIRIE-MONROE-PIKE-CLARK-HOT SPRING-GRANT-
JEFFERSON-ARKANSAS-DALLAS-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-DESHA-OUACHITA-
CALHOUN-BRADLEY-DREW-
827 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG SYSTEM WILL CROSS ARKANSAS TODAY...BRINGING STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO AREAS OF THE STATE MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN
WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE STATE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. INITIAL STORMS WILL BE MORE ISOLATED
AND WILL FEATURE LARGE HAIL AS THE PRIMARY THREAT...AND DAMAGING
WINDS TO A LESSER EXTENT. WITH TIME THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL GROW
INTO A SQUALL LINE AS THEY MOVE INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
STATE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AS SUCH THE
PRIMARY THREAT WILL TRANSITION TO MAINLY A DAMAGING WIND THREAT
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

DUE TO THE INSTABILITY AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR PRESENT...A FEW
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY IN AREAS AROUND
AND TO THE EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR...AND ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS. THE
GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OF A TORNADO WOULD BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS.

THE GROUND OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ARKANSAS IS ALREADY
SATURATED. ANY BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM COULD
CREATE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLOODING...OR COULD EXACERBATE AND
ONGOING RUNOFF ISSUES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

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

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
446 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

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

0445 PM     HAIL             MALVERN                 34.36N 92.81W
03/13/2016  E1.50 INCH       HOT SPRING         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
449 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

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

0448 PM     HAIL             4 NNE ROCKPORT          34.44N 92.80W
03/13/2016  E1.00 INCH       HOT SPRING         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS FALLING AND COVERING THE GROUND.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
501 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

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

0450 PM     HAIL             MALVERN                 34.36N 92.81W
03/13/2016  E1.50 INCH       HOT SPRING         AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            PING PONG SIZE HAIL REPORTED FROM AMATEUR RADIO JUST
            OUTSIDE OF MALVERN CITY LIMITS.

&&

MBROWN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
503 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

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

0502 PM     HAIL             2 SW PERLA              34.34N 92.80W
03/13/2016  E1.50 INCH       HOT SPRING         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
508 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

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

0507 PM     HAIL             AVANT                   34.65N 93.33W
03/13/2016  E2.50 INCH       GARLAND            AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PING PONG TO TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL WAS FALLING IN THE
            BUCKVILLE/AVANT AREA.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
509 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016

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

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 E MT IDA             34.55N 93.46W
03/13/2016                   MONTGOMERY         AR   PUBLIC

            TREES HAVE BLOWN BEEN BLOWN DOWN AND DOCKS RIPPED UP AT
            MOUNTAIN HARBOR RESORT.

&&

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