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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 1, 20194 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at May 1, 2019, 1:20 AM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2019, 1:20 AM CDT (06:20 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2019, 5:15 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Boone County, AR, Johnson County, AR, Marion County, AR, Newton County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 105 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2019-05-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 390 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2019-05-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
390 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
893 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
312 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

As transmitted.

373 
WGUS54 KLZK 010620
FFWLZK
ARC009-071-089-101-011015-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FF.W.0021.190501T0620Z-190501T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
120 AM CDT Wed May 1 2019

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Johnson County in western Arkansas...
  Newton County in north central Arkansas...
  Northwestern Marion County in north central Arkansas...
  Boone County in north central Arkansas...

* Until 515 AM CDT.

* At 117 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms 
  continuing from Peel in Marion County to Harrison and Jasper to 
  Oark in Johnson County. The radar estimated one to two inches of 
  rain had fallen in places. Given additional heavy rain, flash 
  flooding is likely to occur.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Harrison...                       Jasper...
  Diamond City...                   Bergman...
  Western Grove...                  Lead Hill...
  Pyatt...                          Valley Springs...
  Olvey...                          Erbie...
  Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area...  Lakeway...
  Winington...                      Clark Hill...
  Devils Knob...                    Lost Valley State Park...
  Pruitt...                         Rosetta...
  Myrtle...                         Self...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small 
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying 
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 9256 3559 9345 3553 9370 3577 9370
      3577 9352 3588 9353 3597 9345 3605 9345
      3612 9338 3612 9330 3622 9330 3650 9305

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Montgomery, Polk, Scott49 min
May 1, 12:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Yell25 min
May 1, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKYell46 min
May 1, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan28 min
May 1, 1:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott, Yell33 min
May 1, 1:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Johnson, Logan, Perry, Pope, Saline and 1 more47 min
May 1, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren45 min
May 1, 3:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleburne, Independence, White43 min
May 1, 3:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLZKBaxter, Conway, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Pike and 1 more36 hr
May 1, 8:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGrant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline21 min
May 1, 9:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKYell4 days
May 1, 3:00 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKPerry5 days

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2019Every flash flood warning in 2019

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.