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Special Weather Statement, NWS Little Rock, AR

August 23, 2017Lincoln County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2017, 4:03 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Arkansas. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 23, 2017, 4:03 PM CDT (21:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2017, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR

County Lincoln County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 203 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2017-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 182 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2017-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
898 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

819 
WWUS84 KLZK 232103
SPSLZK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
403 PM CDT WED AUG 23 2017
 
ARZ064-065-069-232145-
Drew AR-Lincoln AR-Desha AR-
403 PM CDT WED AUG 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL DESHA...NORTHERN
DREW AND SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

At 401 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Cane Creek State Park, or 11 miles southeast of
Star City, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Small hail from pea up to half inch and winds in excess of 40 mph 
will be possible with this storm. Also dangerous lightning and heavy 
rain will be possible. Localized flooding of low lying areas will 
also be possible.

Locations impacted include...
Winchester...                     Brandon...
Plantersville...                  Cane Creek State Park...
Garrett Bridge...                 Gourd...
Calhoun...                        Cornerville...
Florence...                       Tyro...
Rose Hill...                      Yukon...
Garnett...                        Montongo...
Rock Springs...                   Coleman...
Avery...                          Relfs Bluff...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to 
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3385 9197 3395 9164 3375 9141 3368 9192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 324DEG 20KT 3384 9168 

$$

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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.