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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Little Rock, AR

March 31, 2016Arkansas County, Monroe County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 4:29 PM CDT for Arkansas County, Monroe County, Arkansas. It was in force for 35 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: Mar 31, 2016, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2016, 5:04 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Arkansas County, AR, Monroe County, AR

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 31, 2:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

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 Mar 31, 3:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 5:00 AM CDT, 11 hours 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 2:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 3:33 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 3:44 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 3:46 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 3:49 PM CDT, 40 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, 9:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Lawrence, Randolph	63 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

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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.