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Flash Flood Warning 128, NWS Little Rock, AR

September 21, 2018Dallas County, Hot Spring County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Sep 21, 2018, 7:25 PM CDT for Dallas County, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 21, 2018, 7:25 PM CDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 2018, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Dallas County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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 nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2018-09-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 281 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2018-09-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 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
281 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
900 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Sep 21, 2:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 2:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
249 PM CDT Fri Sep 21 2018

.SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Sunday

Afternoon visible satellite imagery shows a well defined cold
front extending from a surface low north of the Great Lakes region
southwestward across central Arkansas into Texas. A secondary
reinforcing shot of cooler and drier air is making its way from
the north providing temperatures in the 60s and dewpoints in the
50s as far south as southeast Kansas.

While more comfortable conditions will begin to slowly filter
in from the north, abundant moisture will continue to stream over
the area from the south. The observed PW value from our 12z KLZK
sounding was around 1.8" with an overall increase into the 2-2.25"
range through the overnight hours. With this continued supply of
abundant moisture and the influence of isentropic lift over the
cold front stalling over the area, widespread heavy rainfall is
expected.

Rainfall amounts haven't changed significantly with this forecast
package, with the area of main concern for flash flooding remaining
across western parts of Arkansas. Portions of the Ouachitas and
the Ozarks could see 4-6" of rainfall with locally higher amounts this
weekend and those venturing into remote areas should be aware of
their surroundings and avoid camping in low lying areas.
Elsewhere, rainfall amounts of 2-4" will be common.

While heavy rainfall will and should be the main weather story in
the coming days, much more pleasant air will filter in to the
state. Morning lows across northern Arkansas may dip down into the
upper 50s Saturday and Sunday morning with high temperatures in
these areas only in the 60s to lower 70s. Elsewhere, temperatures
will be more comfortable than in recent days but not quite as cool
as northern Arkansas.

&&

.LONG TERM...Sunday Night Through Friday

Expect the weather to remain unsettled through the work week as
nearly zonal flow turns back to the southwest. This will provide
additional taps into the Gulf moisture ahead of yet another
deepening trough. Models suggest multiple progressive synoptic
features will roll through the region with timing of each of these
boundaries to be fine tuned in later forecasts. For now, kept at
least chance pops in with areal averages close to WPC guidance. The
high temps will be closer to seasonal norms through the week, which
is about 10 degrees cooler than this week.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Batesville AR     63  67  61  73 /  90  90  60  60
Camden AR         73  77  66  81 /  70  70  60  50
Harrison AR       60  66  59  73 /  90  90  30  40
Hot Springs AR    69  72  64  76 /  90  80  70  60
Little Rock   AR  67  71  64  76 /  90  80  70  60
Monticello AR     73  81  68  81 /  60  70  70  60
Mount Ida AR      68  71  62  76 /  90  90  70  60
Mountain Home AR  60  68  59  74 /  90  90  40  40
Newport AR        63  66  62  73 /  90  90  60  70
Pine Bluff AR     70  73  66  78 /  80  70  70  60
Russellville AR   67  70  64  75 /  90  90  50  60
Searcy AR         65  69  63  74 /  90  90  70  70
Stuttgart AR      68  72  65  76 /  90  70  70  70
&&

.LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
Flash Flood Watch from 7 PM CDT this evening through Sunday
morning FOR Baxter-Boone-Cleburne-Conway-Faulkner-Fulton-Garland-
Independence-Izard-Johnson-Logan-Lonoke-Marion-Montgomery-Newton-
Perry-Polk-Pope-Pulaski-Saline-Scott-Searcy-Sharp-Stone-Van
Buren-White-Yell.

&&

Short Term...67 / Long Term...61
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 21, 4:23 AM CDT, 15 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
423 AM CDT Fri Sep 21 2018

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-221000-
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-
423 AM CDT Fri Sep 21 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop during the day
and overnight, especially across areas along and north of the
interstate 30/highway 67 corridor. Heavy rainfall, with a
corresponding flash flood potential, will be a threat late
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday Through Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms, some producing heavy rainfall will
continue to affect the same areas Saturday through Sunday.
The flash flooding threat will continue through at least early
Sunday. Unsettled weather conditions will continue into early next
week.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation may be required late tonight through Sunday
morning.

&&

Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 21, 1:43 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
143 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2018

ARZ022-031-211930-
Pope AR-Conway AR-
143 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CONWAY AND SOUTHEASTERN
POPE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

At 142 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Petit Jean State Park, or 8 miles west of Morrilton, moving northeast
at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Atkins...                         St. Vincent...
Hattieville...                    Happy Bend...
Petit Jean State Park...          Economy...
Kenwood...                        Macedonia in Conway County...
Blackwell...                      Wonderview...

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 3532 9271 3511 9287 3513 9297 3517 9293
      3517 9298 3538 9291
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 216DEG 8KT 3515 9290

61
Local storm report, Sep 21, 6:44 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson33 min
Sep 21, 7:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKSaline46 min
Sep 21, 8:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKYell91 min
Sep 21, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPulaski, Saline45 min
Sep 21, 8:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKLonoke6 hr
Sep 21, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJefferson47 min
Sep 21, 9:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJefferson44 min
Sep 21, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJefferson23 min
Sep 21, 9:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKFaulkner, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline3 hr
Sep 21, 9:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKGrant, Jefferson3 hr
Sep 21, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski31 min
Sep 21, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPrairie28 min
Sep 21, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWoodruff24 min
Sep 22, 9:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKPerry23 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018

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.