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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Little Rock, AR

December 7, 20189 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this winter storm warning at Dec 7, 2018, 1:57 PM CST for 9 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Dec 8, 2018, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 7, 2018, 1:57 PM CST (19:57 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 8, 2018, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 8, 2018, 3:57 AM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR

Counties Baxter County, AR, Cleburne County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Marion County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Stone County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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 winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 7, 11:45 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 11:45 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 1:09 PM CST, 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
109 PM CST Fri Dec 7 2018

ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-081915-
Boone-Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Randolph-Newton-Searcy-Stone-
Izard-Independence-Lawrence-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-
109 PM CST Fri Dec 7 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Light rain will be confined to far south Arkansas this afternoon
with period of drizzle possible elsewhere. A large shield of rain
is expected to develop tonight and spread to the north with time.

Sub freezing or very close to near freezing temperatures will be
noted in the north when precipitation arrives, with spotty light
freezing rain and some light snow possible after midnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Moisture will continue trying to build into the northern counties
Saturday and Saturday night. There will be a lot of dry air to
overcome, so moisture levels should remain somewhat limited. Even
so, it will be cold enough to yield areas of light freezing rain,
sleet, and light snow over the northern two to three rows of
counties.

As far as accumulations, two to as much as four inches of snow and
sleet could pile up across the north. A tenth to a quarter of an
inch of ice could occur in places.

Colder air will work from northern into central Arkansas after dark
Saturday, with rain changing to light snow. Any accumulations should
be an inch or less.

In the south, two to more than three inches of rain is expected
through early Sunday. Because this is spread out over time, any
flash flooding should be spotty.

This is a complex situation, and the forecast could change. Please
continue to monitor forecast information from the National Weather
Service, and plan accordingly.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 7, 3:26 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway and 23 more50 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Arkansas, 2018Every winter storm 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.