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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 367, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2018, 12:44 AM CDT for Arkansas County, Jefferson County, Arkansas. It was in force for 31 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 20, 2018, 12:44 AM CDT (05:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2018, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Arkansas County, AR, Jefferson County, AR
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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 20, 12:10 AM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 12:10 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 446 PM CDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-201000- 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- 446 PM CDT Sun Aug 19 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Thunderstorms are expected to expand in coverage across the area the rest of the afternoon and continue through the evening and overnight hours. Some strong and severe storms are possible...with damaging winds in excess of 60 mph the primary threat. However...a few tornadoes and large hail will also be possible. The best chances for seeing severe weather will be across the northern and northwest portion of the area...though some strong to severe thunderstorms will remain possible further south. Locally heavy rainfall will be a more probable threat...which may result in an increased threat for isolated flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday Through Saturday Thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through late Monday. Some strong to briefly severe thunderstorms will be possible across the area during this period...with strong winds the main severe weather threat with the strongest storms. Some areas of heavy rainfall will be more probable concern given some recent heavy rainfall. This may result in increased threat for localized flash flooding. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activity may be needed across northern and northwest portions of the area late this afternoon and this evening. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 62/44
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Local storm report, Aug 19, 11:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 19, 7:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pope, Van Buren | 21 min |
| Aug 19, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pike | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 7:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Johnson, Pope, Van Buren | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Searcy, Van Buren | 56 min |
| Aug 19, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pope | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring | 59 min |
| Aug 19, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Van Buren | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Stone, Van Buren | 55 min |
| Aug 19, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Montgomery and 3 more | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Searcy, Van Buren | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Stone | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry, Saline | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 9:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Stone, Van Buren | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Dallas, Grant | 53 min |
| Aug 19, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Pope, Van Buren | 43 min |
| Aug 19, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Dallas | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Izard, Sharp, Stone | 49 min |
| Aug 19, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Van Buren, White | 47 min |
| Aug 19, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren, White | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, Sharp | 50 min |
| Aug 19, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Sharp | 49 min |
| Aug 19, 10:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Van Buren | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Prairie, White | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Prairie | 15 min |
| Aug 19, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, Sharp | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Prairie, White, Woodruff | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Monroe | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 6:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha | 92 min |
| Aug 20, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 40 min |
| Aug 20, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | White | 24 min |
| Aug 20, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 26 min |
| Aug 20, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | White | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Woodruff | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Desha | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Drew | 54 min |
| Aug 20, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Woodruff | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 37 min |
| Aug 20, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Woodruff | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Woodruff | 27 min |
| Aug 20, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Prairie | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 23 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.