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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Little Rock, AR

December 23, 2017Jackson County, Woodruff County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at Dec 23, 2017, 2:46 AM CST for Jackson County, Woodruff County, Arkansas. It took effect at Dec 23, 2017, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 23, 2017, 2:46 AM CST (08:46 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 23, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 1, 2018, 9:13 AM CST
In force
9 days
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Jackson County, AR, Woodruff County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Cache River at Patterson (PTTA4). The gauge peaked at 9.91 ft at Dec 28, 2017, 5:00 PM CST.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
11 ft
Major stage
12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07077500, 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 Dec 22, 5:50 PM CST, 8 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 5:50 PM CST, 8 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 7:37 AM CST, 19 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
737 AM CST Fri Dec 22 2017

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737 AM CST Fri Dec 22 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Some patchy fog, dense at times, will be seen across parts of the
state through the morning hours. Otherwise, heavy rain will
affect the southeastern half of the state today and tonight.
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches, with locally heavier amounts,
can be expected east of I-30 and along and south of the I-40
corridor east of Little Rock during this time period. Flash
flooding will be a possibility as well, especially later today as
rainfall amounts begin to add up. Widespread severe weather is not
expected, but a few strong storms may develop later in the day
across southeast Arkansas.

Additionally, late tonight and early Saturday morning, rainfall
may change over to a mix of rain and snow in far northern and
northwestern Arkansas. No significant impacts are expected, but
minor accumulations of snow may be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday Through Thursday

Light snow will be possible in far northern Arkansas around and
shortly after daybreak Saturday as precipitation comes to an end.
Only minor accumulations will be possible.

Tuesday through Thursday next week may see another round of
widespread precipitation across Arkansas, though amounts are not
expected to be heavy. At this time, it is unclear whether there
will be a threat of wintry precipitation or not.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 8:55 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline and 2 more3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2017Every 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.