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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2018, 3:02 PM CDT for Grant County, Jefferson County, Arkansas. It was in force for 28 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
- Jul 16, 2018, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2018, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Grant County, AR, Jefferson County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 292 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
- 1197 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 954 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
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 Jul 16, 2:37 PM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 2:37 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 1:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 123 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 ARZ044-161900- Pulaski AR- 123 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CDT... At 123 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Burns Park, or in North Little Rock, moving southeast at 5 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Sherwood... Maumelle... Downtown Little Rock... North Little Rock Airport... Argenta... Burns Park... Oak Grove in Pulaski County... Protho Junction... Sweet Home... Lakewood... Camp Robinson... Levy... State Fairgrounds... Scott... McAlmont... Amboy... Cammack Village... Baucum... LAT...LON 3483 9239 3486 9228 3472 9210 3464 9228 TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 327DEG 6KT 3479 9230 46
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 1:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 145 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 ARZ032-044-161915- Pulaski AR-Faulkner AR- 145 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FAULKNER AND NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT... At 145 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mayflower, moving southeast at 10 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Little Rock... North Little Rock... Sherwood... Maumelle... North Little Rock Airport... Mayflower... Gibson... Gravel Ridge... Morgan... Camp Robinson... Marche... Sylvan Hills... Oak Grove in Pulaski County... Burns Park... Amboy... Saltillo... Cato... Palarm... LAT...LON 3499 9249 3504 9233 3487 9217 3478 9238 TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 323DEG 9KT 3495 9238 46
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 1:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
147 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018
ARZ016-161915-
Independence AR-
147 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
UNTIL 215 PM CDT...
At 147 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cave City, or 10 miles northeast of Batesville, moving southeast at
10 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Charlotte... Cord...
Dowdy...
LAT...LON 3572 9141 3586 9157 3593 9147 3593 9146
3589 9146 3589 9136 3586 9127
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 307DEG 8KT 3586 9148
46Special weather statement, Jul 16, 2:10 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 210 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 ARZ043-044-161945- Pulaski AR-Saline AR- 210 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL SALINE AND WEST CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... At 210 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pinnacle Mountain State Park, or 10 miles west of Maumelle. This storm was nearly stationary. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Little Rock... Chenal Valley... Ferndale... LAT...LON 3486 9267 3488 9255 3474 9245 3470 9262 TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 343DEG 4KT 3481 9259 46
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 2:29 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
229 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018
ARZ054-055-162000-
Hot Spring AR-Grant AR-
229 PM CDT MON JUL 16 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL GRANT AND EAST
CENTRAL HOT SPRING COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
At 228 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Poyen, or 10 miles southeast of Malvern, moving northeast at 10 mph.
Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Prattsville... Poyen...
Jenkins Ferry State Park... Thiel...
Buie... Fenter...
Brush Creek...
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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LAT...LON 3429 9278 3442 9269 3442 9268 3441 9268
3441 9267 3435 9243 3419 9261
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 216DEG 8KT 3430 9265
67Special weather statement, Jul 16, 2:56 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Saline | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Stone | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 12:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Van Buren | 36 min |
| Jul 16, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Marion | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 1:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski | 30 min |
| Jul 16, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Independence | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 2:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Saline | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Grant | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 2:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Boone, Newton | 118 min |
| Jul 16, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Grant | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Newton | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Yell | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Perry, Yell | 35 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.