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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 268, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2017, 5:50 PM CDT for Grant County, Hot Spring County, Saline County, Arkansas. It was in force for 25 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
- Jul 1, 2017, 5:50 PM CDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2017, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Grant County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Saline County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 237 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 291 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -252 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 957 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 1, 2:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 2:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 226 PM CDT Sat Jul 1 2017 .DISCUSSION... Main concerns in this forecast cycle are chances of convection each day, and if any will reach severe potential. Temperatures will be around normal values. This afternoon the weak frontal boundary has moved back to mainly over northern AR, and some convection was developing over the area. Afternoon heating has also helped with convection development. The morning convection had pushed out of AR. To the southwest over northeast TX, a complex of storms was slowly moving east associated with an upper short wave system. This area will affect parts over southern Ar later in the evening. Dew point temps remained in the upper 60s to lower 70s, while temps were in the 80s. Winds were light from the south or light and variable. Aloft northwest flow remained into the region, which has help push upper short wave energy through the region. SPC day one has moved the marginal risk to far southern AR. Although, an isolated strong to severe storm may be seen this afternoon to evening due to in place moisture and instability. && .SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Tuesday Forecast will start with late afternoon to evening convection over northern and southwest AR. The northern along the boundary, while the south with the weakening complex that may affect southern AR. Short range models mainly have short wave energy moving over southern to central AR tonight, and will focus chance POP in those areas. The frontal boundary is forecast to stay over northern AR or even push a bit more north into MO. Sunday will see the same set up, with the late night to morning convection pushing across southern AR. The atmosphere will remain moist and unstable, especially in the heat of the afternoon to evening. The threat of strong to severe storms remains low and isolated. Sunday night, models again show a possible MCS moving from the Plains into AR overnight, so will keep convection chances going. This feature moves across AR Monday morning, then the afternoon heating Monday afternoon may help again develop isolated to scattered convection in the afternoon to early evening. Monday night again, as the northwest flow remains into the region, convection may form with a MCS as it moves from the Plains to AR. Temperatures will be around normal values in the short term. && .LONG TERM...Tuesday Through Saturday... Weak NW flow aloft will be in place at the start of the long term period...with some precip chances remaining across NRN and NERN sections of the state as some weak disturbances move over this portion of AR. A slightly more organized upper level shortwave trough will develop to the NW of AR by mid week...with chances for SHRA/TSRA remaining for mainly NRN portions of the state as it moves NE of the state Wed into Thu. Late next week...an upper level ridge will expand over the Rockies into the Central Plains...with the main upper trough shifting slightly east. This will allow for temps to rise a few more degrees...potentially into the mid to upper 90s for some areas across the west/SW. While these temps will be some of the warmest seen so far this year...these numbers will still only be a few deg above normal. This upper ridge to the west will also limit rain chances...with maybe some isolated afternoon convection possible. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 70 88 72 88 / 20 30 40 40 Camden AR 74 92 75 94 / 30 30 10 10 Harrison AR 66 84 70 88 / 20 40 40 30 Hot Springs AR 73 90 74 93 / 40 40 20 20 Little Rock AR 73 89 74 92 / 40 40 30 20 Monticello AR 75 90 75 93 / 30 40 10 20 Mount Ida AR 72 88 73 92 / 40 40 20 20 Mountain Home AR 67 86 70 87 / 20 30 50 40 Newport AR 71 88 73 89 / 20 30 40 30 Pine Bluff AR 73 89 74 93 / 40 40 20 20 Russellville AR 72 89 73 92 / 30 40 30 30 Searcy AR 71 89 72 91 / 30 30 30 30 Stuttgart AR 73 89 73 92 / 40 40 30 30 && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. && Short Term...59 / Long Term...62
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 1:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Update National Weather Service Little Rock AR 100 PM CDT Sat Jul 1 2017 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-021000- Boone-Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Newton-Searcy-Stone-Izard- Independence-Johnson-Pope-Van Buren-Cleburne-Jackson-Logan-Conway- Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Scott-Yell-Perry-Polk-Montgomery-Garland- Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-Clark-Hot Spring-Grant- Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln-Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun- Bradley-Drew- 100 PM CDT Sat Jul 1 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected across parts of Arkansas this afternoon and tonight. The main areas would be northern and southern Arkansas as a weak cold front becomes nearly stationary over mainly northern parts of the state, and as an upper level system moves through the region. An isolated strong to severe storm may develop, with the overall threat low and isolated. Gusty winds and hail would be the primary threats with any severe storm. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Sunday and Monday. Some decrease in coverage is expected Tuesday through Friday. The overall chances for severe thunderstorms is low during this period. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation is not expected at this time due to the isolated nature of any severe storms. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 44/55/59
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
236 PM CDT SAT JUL 1 2017
ARZ007-012000-
Sharp AR-
236 PM CDT SAT JUL 1 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN FULTON AND NORTHEASTERN
SHARP COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
At 236 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ravenden Springs, or 13 miles east of Cherokee Village, moving east
at 45 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Cherokee Village... Highland in Sharp County...
Hardy... Williford...
Armstrong... Ozark Acres...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3642 9131 3639 9131 3637 9128 3633 9128
3633 9126 3625 9126 3625 9133 3621 9135
3628 9154 3634 9148 3634 9145 3636 9145
3644 9137
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 291DEG 38KT 3633 9133
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Newton | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Searcy | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pope | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Logan | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Logan | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery, Polk | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 10:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Yell | 62 min |
| Jun 30, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Perry, Yell | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Saline | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 11:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 53 min |
| Jul 1, 12:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, White | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Stone | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 2:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Sharp | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Ouachita | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Bradley, Cleveland, Grant | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln | 56 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.