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River Flood Warning 50, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 28, 2017Randolph County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2017, 10:58 AM CDT for Randolph County, Arkansas. It took effect at May 28, 2017, 4:59 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2017, 10:58 AM CDT (15:58 UTC)
In effect from: May 28, 2017, 4:59 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 1, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Randolph County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black River at Pocahontas (POCA4). The gauge peaked at 17.03 ft at May 29, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07069000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at May 28, 10:30 AM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 10:30 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 8:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 5:11 AM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 28, 6:19 AM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 28, 6:29 AM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 28, 8:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 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 27, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Fulton	51 min
May 27, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Fulton, Sharp	63 min
May 27, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Marion	41 min
May 27, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Marion	52 min
May 27, 9:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, Stone, Van Buren, White and 1 more	41 min
May 27, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Fulton	42 min
May 27, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleburne, Van Buren, White, Woodruff	47 min
May 27, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Baxter, Marion	44 min
May 27, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Boone	44 min
May 27, 11:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Newton, Pope, Searcy	53 min
May 27, 11:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren	27 min
May 27, 11:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren	40 min
May 28, 12:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Newton, Pope, Searcy	45 min
May 28, 12:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Garland, Logan, Perry, Pope, Scott and 1 more	37 min
May 28, 12:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott	58 min
May 28, 12:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Johnson, Logan, Perry and 5 more	41 min
May 28, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Scott	53 min
May 28, 1:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry and 4 more	26 min
May 28, 1:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Montgomery, Pike, Scott, Yell	50 min
May 28, 1:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke, Pulaski	38 min
May 28, 2:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Perry, Pike, Saline and 1 more	53 min
May 28, 2:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Garland, Perry, Saline, Yell	27 min
May 28, 2:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Saline	31 min
May 28, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring	57 min
May 28, 2:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln	26 min
May 28, 3:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Calhoun, Cleveland, Ouachita	44 min
May 28, 4:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Bradley, Drew	48 min
May 28, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Drew	49 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2017 Every river flood warning in 2017

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.