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Special Weather Statement, NWS Little Rock, AR

August 30, 2018Cleburne County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this special weather statement at Aug 30, 2018, 5:44 PM CDT for Cleburne County, Arkansas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Aug 30, 2018, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2018, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR

County Cleburne County, AR

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 30, 2:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 2:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 5:00 AM CDT, 12 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
500 AM CDT Thu Aug 30 2018

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-311000-
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-
500 AM CDT Thu Aug 30 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will pop up today, especially in
northern and central Arkansas. Precipitation will mainly occur
during the afternoon. While severe storms are not expected, locally
heavy downpours could result in rainfall over an inch in spots.

In central and southern sections of the state, heat index values
could reach 100 degrees in places this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday Through Wednesday

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible most afternoons
with storms capable of producing heavy rain and gusty winds.
Widespread severe weather is not expected. Temperatures will remain
near average, with maximum heat indices in the mid 90s to just over
100 degrees.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today.

&&

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 3:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 4:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
436 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

ARZ006-014-015-302230-
Stone AR-Fulton AR-Izard AR-
436 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN STONE...IZARD AND
SOUTH CENTRAL FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

At 436 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Oxford to Lacrosse to near Gorby. Movement
was east at 5 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Melbourne...                      Horseshoe Bend...
Calico Rock...                    Oxford...
Franklin...                       Brandenberg...
Wideman...                        Lone Star...
Gorby...                          Gid...
Herpel...                         Stella...
Lunenburg...                      Myron...
Lacrosse...                       Guion...
Agnos...                          Mt Olive in Izard County...
Zion...                           Violet Hill...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3633 9166 3625 9165 3625 9169 3621 9169
      3621 9167 3620 9167 3616 9168 3608 9168
      3586 9196 3603 9222 3628 9196
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 270DEG 5KT 3621 9188 3610 9187 3605 9206

57

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 5:12 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
512 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

ARZ007-302300-
Sharp AR-
512 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SHARP COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...

At 512 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ash Flat, moving east at 10 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Cherokee Village...               Ash Flat...
Highland in Sharp County...       Hardy...
Ballard...                        Evening Shade...
Center...                         Sitka...
Poughkeepsie...                   Ozark Acres...

LAT...LON 3616 9135 3608 9135 3606 9164 3617 9168
      3621 9167 3621 9169 3623 9169 3625 9164
      3625 9157 3628 9156 3634 9141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 254DEG 7KT 3617 9159

Goudsward

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 5:44 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
544 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

ARZ016-024-033-302330-
White AR-Independence AR-Cleburne AR-
544 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN INDEPENDENCE...
CENTRAL CLEBURNE AND NORTH CENTRAL WHITE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

At 543 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Heber Springs, moving east at 25 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Heber Springs...                  Greers Ferry...
Pleasant Plains...                Concord...
Steprock...                       Southside in Independence Count...
Salado...                         Dam Site Marina...
Hickory Flat...                   Wilburn...
Hill Creek Recreation Area...     Ida...
Brownsville...                    Eden Isle...
Huff...                           Drasco...
Hutchinson...                     Wolf Bayou...
Denmark...                        Sunnydale...

LAT...LON 3542 9158 3547 9215 3565 9215 3569 9158
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 270DEG 24KT 3556 9207

Goudsward

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 29, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Calhoun	24 min
Aug 30, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Searcy	38 min
Aug 30, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Izard	54 min
Aug 30, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Sharp	48 min
Aug 30, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner	39 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.