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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 325, NWS Little Rock, AR

August 6, 2018Independence County, Jackson County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2018, 2:38 PM CDT for Independence County, Jackson County, Arkansas. It was in force for 25 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
Aug 6, 2018, 2:38 PM CDT (19:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2018, 3:03 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Independence County, AR, Jackson County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 6, 6:45 AM CDT, 7 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 6:45 AM CDT, 7 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 4:55 AM CDT, 9 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
455 AM CDT Mon Aug 6 2018

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-071000-
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-
455 AM CDT Mon Aug 6 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Hot and humid conditions are expected today, with heat index
values climbing into the low-100s by afternoon. Additionally,
isolated thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon, with gusty
winds and lightning likely in any thunderstorms that develop.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday Through Sunday

An unsettled weather pattern is expected this week into the
weekend. Showers and thunderstorms will be numerous, and while
the threat for severe weather appears low, heavy rainfall will be
likely and may lead to isolated flooding. Any flood threat that
does materialize will begin across northern Arkansas Tuesday and
gradually spread south into western Arkansas by Wednesday and
beyond.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.

&&

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

Cooper/Brown

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:05 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 6, 2:34 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJackson40 min
Aug 6, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson51 min
Aug 6, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, White49 min
Aug 6, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPulaski52 min
Aug 6, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott49 min
Aug 6, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLonoke47 min
Aug 6, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Pulaski44 min
Aug 6, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPerry, Saline48 min
Aug 6, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWhite44 min
Aug 6, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLonoke47 min
Aug 6, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson, White22 min
Aug 6, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKSaline44 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2018Every severe thunderstorm 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.