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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Little Rock, AR

July 29, 20164 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2016, 2:10 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 29, 2016, 2:10 PM CDT (19:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2016, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Baxter County, AR, Marion County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Stone County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2016-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1513 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2016-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1513 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
717 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

997 
WUUS54 KLZK 291910
SVRLZK
ARC005-089-129-137-292000-
/O.NEW.KLZK.SV.W.0252.160729T1910Z-160729T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
210 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  NORTHERN SEARCY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN BAXTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN STONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 209 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MAUMEE...OR
  NEAR MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MARSHALL...                       EVENING STAR...
  RUSH...                           DUFF...
  ELBERTA...                        CULP...
  ADVANCE...                        HERRON...
  MARSENA...                        LION HILL...
  THOLA...                          MAUMEE...
  BIG FLAT...                       GILBERT...
  ZACH...                           ALCO...
  CANAAN...                         NEWNATA...
  BRUNO...                          TIMBO...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE.
REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT
THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON
THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3618 9221 3614 9222 3613 9219 3611 9220
      3583 9221 3585 9284 3594 9276 3619 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 273DEG 18KT 3601 9262 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CAVANAUGH
2 follow-up statements
242 
WWUS54 KLZK 291928
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
228 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016

ARC005-089-129-137-292000-
/O.CON.KLZK.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160729T2000Z/
MARION AR-SEARCY AR-BAXTER AR-STONE AR-
228 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION...NORTHEASTERN SEARCY...SOUTHEASTERN BAXTER
AND NORTHWESTERN STONE COUNTIES...

AT 227 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EVENING
STAR... OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARSHALL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARSHALL...                       EVENING STAR...
RUSH...                           ELBERTA...
CULP...                           ADVANCE...
HERRON...                         THOLA...
MAUMEE...                         BIG FLAT...
GILBERT...                        ZACH...
ALCO...                           CANAAN...
NEWNATA...                        TIMBO...
LANDIS...                         BARKSHED CAMPGROUND...
RALPH...                          FIFTY-SIX...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3618 9221 3614 9222 3613 9219 3611 9220
      3583 9221 3585 9280 3594 9272 3617 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 273DEG 18KT 3601 9251 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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212 
WWUS54 KLZK 291950
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
250 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016

ARC005-089-129-137-292000-
/O.EXP.KLZK.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160729T2000Z/
MARION AR-SEARCY AR-BAXTER AR-STONE AR-
250 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION...
NORTHEASTERN SEARCY...SOUTHEASTERN BAXTER AND NORTHWESTERN STONE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3618 9221 3614 9222 3613 9219 3611 9220
      3583 9221 3585 9280 3594 9272 3617 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 273DEG 18KT 3601 9251 

$$

CAVANAUGH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKIzard43 min
Jul 29, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKYell34 min
Jul 29, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Independence, Jackson, White34 min
Jul 29, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPulaski42 min
Jul 29, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Izard47 min
Jul 29, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGarland48 min
Jul 29, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKVan Buren42 min
Jul 29, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWhite49 min
Jul 29, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPulaski27 min
Jul 29, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWhite49 min
Jul 29, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPulaski45 min
Jul 29, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie50 min
Jul 29, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGrant49 min
Jul 29, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGrant, Jefferson38 min
Jul 29, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott43 min
Jul 29, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKClark30 min
Jul 29, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk, Scott45 min
Jul 29, 6:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Hot Spring119 min
Jul 29, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.