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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 207, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2018, 6:36 PM CDT for Independence County, Izard County, Sharp County, Arkansas. It was in force for 39 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 14, 2018, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2018, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Sharp County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 216 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2648 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1120 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 14, 6:27 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 6:27 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 457 AM CDT Thu Jun 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- 457 AM CDT Thu Jun 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue over parts of north Arkansas this morning. Otherwise, expect isolated showers and thunderstorms to form this afternoon statewide. A few strong storms will again be possible, capable of producing gusty winds, hail and locally heavy downpours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday Through Wednesday Isolated to scattered afternoon and early evening thunderstorms will remain possible each day. The overall threat for organized or widespread severe weather is expected to remain low at this time. However, an isolated strong to severe thunderstorm may be seen each day. Heat index values each afternoon will warm into the mid 90s to near or just over 100 through much of the period. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 44/Cooper
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 432 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2018 ARZ006-007-142230- Sharp AR-Fulton AR- 432 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN FULTON AND NORTHERN SHARP COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... At 432 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Thayer, moving south at 25 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Cherokee Village... Ash Flat... Highland in Sharp County... Mammoth Spring... Hardy... Mammoth Spring State Park... Williford... Fryatt... Saddler Falls... Kittle... Saddle... Wirth... Ozark Acres... LAT...LON 3627 9127 3617 9163 3650 9168 3650 9141 TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 340DEG 20KT 3654 9157 57
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 3:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Marion, Searcy, Van Buren | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 4:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Marion | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleveland | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Sharp | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 24 min |
| Jun 14, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleburne | 43 min |
| Jun 14, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Fulton | 27 min |
| Jun 14, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Sharp | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Izard, Sharp | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 43 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.