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River Flood Warning 41, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 14, 2018Independence County, Jackson County, Lawrence County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at Apr 14, 2018, 9:33 AM CDT for Independence County, Jackson County, Lawrence County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2018, 10:35 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2018, 9:33 AM CDT (14:33 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 14, 2018, 10:35 AM CDT
Expired
May 3, 2018, 1:41 AM CDT
In force
19 days
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Independence County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black River at Black Rock (BKRA4). The gauge peaked at 18.17 ft at Apr 15, 2018, 5:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07072500, 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 14, 6:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 6:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 5:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
500 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-151000-
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-
500 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The strong storm system which produced the showers and
thunderstorms over Arkansas will continue to move east and take
most of the rain out of the state later today. Otherwise, cold
temperatures will be seen tonight, with spotty readings around
freezing being seen over parts of northern Arkansas.

Also, winds will be become elevated today from the west and reach
10 to 20 mph with some gusts up to 25 mph. Caution is advised on
area bodies of water due to the increased winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday Through Friday

The cold temperatures will again be seen Monday morning, with
patchy areas of near or below freezing temperatures in northern
and parts of central Arkansas. Otherwise, mostly dry weather
conditions will be seen Monday and much of the coming week. A late
week system will bring rain back into the forecast.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 4:03 AM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton and 3 more49 min
Apr 13, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Van Buren, Yell42 min
Apr 13, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Scott, Yell51 min
Apr 13, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell43 min
Apr 13, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Conway, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Pope and 4 more40 min
Apr 13, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Conway, Garland, Hot Spring, Johnson, Logan and 6 more62 min
Apr 13, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton29 min
Apr 13, 8:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKConway, Pope, Yell16 min
Apr 13, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Cleburne, Conway, Fulton, Izard, Marion and 4 more61 min
Apr 13, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery and 5 more62 min
Apr 13, 9:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry47 min
Apr 13, 9:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery24 min
Apr 13, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson and 4 more43 min
Apr 13, 9:45 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, White30 min
Apr 13, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski and 3 more41 min
Apr 13, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Garland, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie and 2 more45 min
Apr 13, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp and 2 more51 min
Apr 13, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White, Woodruff32 min
Apr 13, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJackson, Woodruff45 min
Apr 14, 12:21 AM CDTTornado WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln25 min
Apr 14, 12:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas41 min
Apr 14, 1:06 AM CDTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe10 min
Apr 14, 1:16 AM CDTTornado WarningLZKDrew, Jefferson, Lincoln29 min
Apr 14, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas47 min
Apr 14, 1:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCalhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Ouachita39 min
Apr 14, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleveland44 min
Apr 14, 2:08 AM CDTTornado WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Ouachita23 min
Apr 14, 2:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Lincoln60 min
Apr 14, 2:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas, Desha, Drew41 min
Apr 14, 2:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln3 hr
Apr 14, 2:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson3 hr
Apr 14, 3:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe3 hr
Apr 14, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln60 min
Apr 14, 3:32 AM CDTTornado WarningLZKDesha, Drew28 min
Apr 14, 4:12 AM CDTFreeze WatchLZKMarion10 hr
Apr 14, 4:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKHot Spring3 hr
Apr 14, 7:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKHot Spring6 hr
Apr 14, 9:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKPerry36 hr
Apr 14, 9:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKRandolph24 hr
Apr 14, 10:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKJackson, Woodruff19 days
Apr 14, 10:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring25 hr
Apr 14, 10:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKSaline17 hr
Apr 14, 2:34 PM CDTFreeze WatchLZKBaxter, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence and 5 more13 hr
Apr 14, 2:34 PM CDTFreeze WarningLZKMarion18 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2018Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.