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River Flood Warning 45, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at Apr 14, 2018, 10:55 AM CDT for Saline County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2018, 12:17 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2018, 10:55 AM CDT (15:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2018, 12:17 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2018, 3:33 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Saline County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Saline River at Benton (BTNA4). The gauge peaked at 18.04 ft at Apr 14, 2018, 2:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07363000, 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, 10:20 AM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 10:20 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
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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. 59
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 14, 8:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton and 3 more | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Van Buren, Yell | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Scott, Yell | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell | 43 min |
| Apr 13, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Conway, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Pope and 4 more | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Conway, Garland, Hot Spring, Johnson, Logan and 6 more | 62 min |
| Apr 13, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Yell | 16 min |
| Apr 13, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Fulton, Izard, Marion and 4 more | 61 min |
| Apr 13, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery and 5 more | 62 min |
| Apr 13, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson and 4 more | 43 min |
| Apr 13, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, White | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski and 3 more | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie and 2 more | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp and 2 more | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White, Woodruff | 32 min |
| Apr 13, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jackson, Woodruff | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 12:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 1:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 10 min |
| Apr 14, 1:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 1:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Ouachita | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleveland | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 2:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Ouachita | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Lincoln | 60 min |
| Apr 14, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 2:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 60 min |
| Apr 14, 3:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Desha, Drew | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 4:12 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LZK | Marion | 10 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Perry | 36 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, Lawrence | 19 days |
| Apr 14, 9:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Randolph | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Jackson, Woodruff | 19 days |
| Apr 14, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 25 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:34 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LZK | Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:34 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LZK | Marion | 18 hr |
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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.