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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 15, 2016Independence County, White County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2016, 7:16 PM CDT for Independence County, White County, Arkansas. It was in force for 44 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: Jun 15, 2016, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Independence County, AR, White County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2951 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1302 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 15, 7:15 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 7:15 PM CDT, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 5:30 AM CDT, 13 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
530 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-161030-
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-
530 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A
MARGINAL TO SLIGHT RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHERN ARKANSAS. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE STORMS WILL MAINLY
BE SEEN IN THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING.

OTHERWISE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE IN THE 90S THIS
AFTERNOON...AND COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITIES...WILL PRODUCE HEAT
INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
MUCH OF ARKANSAS TODAY. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHILE OUTSIDE THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

RAIN CHANCES WILL LOWER FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WEEK.
HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM COULD BE SEEN...WHICH
MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED.

THE HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE
THURSDAY...AND A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
ARKANSAS. ON FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
SAG INTO ARKANSAS...AND BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BACK INTO
THE FORECAST. AT THIS TIME THE THREAT OF ANY SEVERE STORMS WOULD
BE LOW AND ISOLATED. THIS FRONT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO LOWER
TEMPERATURES A BIT AND BRING SOME DRIER AIR TO THE STATE. THIS
WILL LOWER HEAT INDEX VALUES. LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT
WEEK...TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN WARM AS HUMIDITY LEVELS INCREASE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

&&

VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LZK.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
411 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

ARZ015-152200-
IZARD AR-
411 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN IZARD COUNTY UNTIL 500
PM CDT...

AT 410 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WIDEMAN...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MELBOURNE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MELBOURNE...                      CALICO ROCK...
OXFORD...                         PINEVILLE...
LACROSSE...                       GORBY...
WIDEMAN...                        SAGE...
DOLPH...                          BROCKWELL...
LARKIN...                         BOSWELL...
VIOLET HILL...                    ZION...

LAT...LON 3625 9183 3604 9176 3603 9206 3606 9207
      3606 9211 3610 9214 3626 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 332DEG 22KT 3619 9198

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
432 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

ARZ007-152200-
SHARP AR-
432 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SHARP COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM
CDT...

AT 432 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER HIGHLAND IN SHARP COUNTY...OR OVER CHEROKEE VILLAGE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHEROKEE VILLAGE...               ASH FLAT...
HIGHLAND IN SHARP COUNTY...       HARDY...
EVENING SHADE...                  WILLIFORD...
OZARK ACRES...                    CENTER...
SITKA...

LAT...LON 3625 9126 3624 9127 3625 9133 3620 9135
      3604 9167 3622 9167 3626 9164 3625 9156
      3634 9156 3634 9146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 305DEG 27KT 3626 9154

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
502 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

ARZ014-015-152245-
IZARD AR-STONE AR-
502 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN IZARD AND CENTRAL STONE
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 501 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GORBY...OR 8 MILES WEST OF MELBOURNE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNTAIN VIEW...                  MELBOURNE...
MOUNT PLEASANT...                 LONE STAR...
LACROSSE...                       GID...
BRANDENBERG...                    LUNENBURG...
GORBY...                          STELLA...
HERPEL...                         GUION...
ALLISON...                        MT OLIVE IN IZARD COUNTY...
SAGE...                           SYLAMORE BIKE TRAIL...
OPTIMUS...                        TWIN CREEK...
BOSWELL...                        SYLAMORE...

LAT...LON 3609 9217 3615 9199 3607 9175 3596 9172
      3581 9214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 330DEG 17KT 3607 9205

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
534 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

ARZ007-016-025-152315-
JACKSON AR-INDEPENDENCE AR-SHARP AR-
534 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON...
INDEPENDENCE AND SOUTHERN SHARP COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 534 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR STRAWBERRY TO NEAR
MOUNT PLEASANT...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BATESVILLE...                     CAVE CITY...
TUCKERMAN...                      NEWARK...
SWIFTON...                        CUSHMAN...
MAGNESS...                        MOOREFIELD...
SALADO...                         SOUTHSIDE...
SULPHUR ROCK...                   BETHESDA...
AETNA...                          GAINESBORO...
PFEIFFER...                       DOWDY...
CALAMINE...                       CHARLOTTE...
DESHA...                          ELGIN...

LAT...LON 3562 9176 3590 9181 3594 9176 3594 9172
      3596 9171 3604 9135 3589 9136 3589 9112
      3588 9103 3577 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 354DEG 22KT 3600 9139 3592 9174

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:19 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
619 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

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

0615 PM     HAIL             BATESVILLE              35.77N 91.64W
06/15/2016  E1.00 INCH       INDEPENDENCE       AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

&&

MBROWN

Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:53 PM CDT, 23 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
Jun 15, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	46 min
Jun 15, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, White	50 min
Jun 15, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	51 min
Jun 16, 8:05 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Grant, Independence and 11 more	14 hr

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2016 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.