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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 2, 20185 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2018, 5:47 PM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 32 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: Jun 2, 2018, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2018, 6:19 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Conway County, AR, Newton County, AR, Pope County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Van Buren County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 2, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 166 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2602 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -176 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 Jun 2, 3:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 1:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
105 PM CDT Sat Jun 2 2018

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-031100-
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-
105 PM CDT Sat Jun 2 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Hot and humid conditions will continue this afternoon, with heat
index values ranging from the upper 90s to around 105 degrees. The
highest heat indices will be across central and southern parts of
the state.

A cold front will cross the state from the north tonight. Ahead of
the front, scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop this
afternoon from Little Rock northward. Storms will build into areas
farther south this evening. Severe weather appears likely statewide.

Storms that become severe will have the capability of producing
strong to damaging winds and quarter size hail or larger.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday Through Friday

After dry and cooler conditions Sunday and Monday, isolated to
scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Monday night into
Tuesday. Precipitation will be most likely across the southern and
western counties. At this time, the chance of widespread hazardous
weather appears low.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon into this
evening.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:55 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:08 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:10 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
510 PM CDT SAT JUN 02 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0455 PM     HAIL             3 NNW MORELAND          35.40N  93.03W
06/02/2018  M1.50 INCH       POPE               AR   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER LZK1800089

CROSS

Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:16 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
516 PM CDT SAT JUN 02 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0455 PM     HAIL             2 NW MORELAND           35.39N  93.03W
06/02/2018  M2.50 INCH       POPE               AR   SOCIAL MEDIA

&&

EVENT NUMBER LZK1800090

230

Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:20 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
520 PM CDT SAT JUN 02 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     HAIL             3 S HECTOR              35.42N  92.98W
06/02/2018  M2.75 INCH       POPE               AR   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF BASEBALL SIZE HAIL FROM THE HECTOR
            AREA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LZK1800091

CROSS

Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:38 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
538 PM CDT SAT JUN 02 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0442 PM     HAIL             1 SW ROCK SPRINGS       35.42N  92.99W
06/02/2018  E3.00 INCH       POPE               AR   PUBLIC

            THREE-INCH DIAMETER HAIL FELL ON BUCK MOUNTAIN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LZK1800092

57

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	35 min
Jun 1, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner	41 min
Jun 1, 8:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas, Lonoke, Pulaski	39 min
Jun 1, 8:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski	93 min
Jun 1, 9:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson, Pulaski	43 min
Jun 2, 3:51 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 11 more	15 hr
Jun 2, 1:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Marion	50 min
Jun 2, 1:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy	46 min
Jun 2, 2:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Newton, Searcy	39 min
Jun 2, 2:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Pope, Van Buren	39 min
Jun 2, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Polk, Scott	42 min
Jun 2, 4:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Newton, Pope, Searcy	47 min
Jun 2, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Pope, Van Buren	42 min
Jun 2, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Pope	41 min
Jun 2, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Yell	52 min
Jun 2, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren	43 min
Jun 2, 5:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Perry, Saline, Yell	39 min
Jun 2, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Perry, Pope, Yell	30 min
Jun 2, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Yell	49 min
Jun 2, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Perry, Saline, Yell	31 min
Jun 2, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Saline	47 min
Jun 2, 6:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Garland, Perry, Saline, Yell	3 hr
Jun 2, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Perry, Saline	45 min
Jun 2, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Perry	44 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.