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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 22, 2017Randolph County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at Apr 22, 2017, 10:09 AM CDT for Randolph County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 24, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 30 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 22, 2017, 10:09 AM CDT (15:09 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 24, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 24, 2017, 9:24 PM CDT
In force: 30 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 15:09 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 28.96 ft at May 2, 2017, 10:00 PM 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 Apr 22, 6:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 6:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 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
Apr 21, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Marion, Searcy	38 min
Apr 21, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Izard, Stone	39 min
Apr 21, 10:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Izard, Sharp	39 min
Apr 21, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	38 min
Apr 21, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Polk, Scott	45 min
Apr 21, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	45 min
Apr 21, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie	48 min
Apr 21, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	43 min
Apr 21, 11:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike	32 min
Apr 22, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Monroe	28 min
Apr 22, 12:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	39 min
Apr 22, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant, Hot Spring, Saline	42 min
Apr 22, 1:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant, Jefferson	42 min
Apr 22, 2:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln	43 min
Apr 22, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln	42 min
Apr 22, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha	46 min
Apr 22, 9:32 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	LZK	Searcy	24 hr
Apr 22, 10:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	White, Woodruff	60 days

Nearby

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