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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 29, 2016Cleveland County, Grant County, Jefferson County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2016, 4:09 PM CDT for Cleveland County, Grant County, Jefferson County, Arkansas. It was in force for 36 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: May 29, 2016, 4:09 PM CDT (21:09 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2016, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cleveland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Jefferson County, AR

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 29, 3:33 PM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 3:33 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 12:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1245 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

ARZ037-040-041-291815-
SCOTT AR-MONTGOMERY AR-POLK AR-
1245 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT...

AT 1244 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTH OF OPAL...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF MENA...MOVING EAST AT
20 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ODEN...                CEDAR CREEK...         PINE RIDGE...
PENCIL BLUFF...        BOLES...               Y CITY...
CHERRY HILL IN POLK ...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 9411 3479 9410 3481 9372 3454 9374
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 274DEG 17KT 3470 9402

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Special weather statement, May 29, 3:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 29, 3:30 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 3:38 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 3:49 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 4:01 PM CDT, 8 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 29, 12:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Scott	30 min
May 29, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Hot Spring, Saline	36 min
May 29, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Saline	31 min
May 29, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Pulaski, Saline	33 min
May 29, 3:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	41 min
May 29, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant	35 min
May 29, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline	45 min
May 29, 3:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland	37 min
May 29, 3:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	41 min
May 29, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Conway	29 min
May 29, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland	44 min
May 29, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	41 min
May 29, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson, Lincoln	49 min
May 29, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas, Lincoln	55 min
May 29, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Drew	43 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.