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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at May 29, 2019, 7:47 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 3 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
- May 29, 2019, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2019, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hot Spring County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Saline County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 267 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at May 29, 6:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 6:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 438 AM CDT Wed May 29 2019 ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-301000- 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- 438 AM CDT Wed May 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through the morning across portions of northern Arkansas. Another round or two of showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening across a good portion of the state. Some storms could be strong to severe. Damaging winds and large hail would be the main concerns with any severe storms. An isolated tornado can not be ruled out as well. Localized flash flooding will be a concern over the northwestern half of the state where two to four inches of rainfall will be possible through tonight. Localized higher amounts will be possible. The Arkansas River will continue to rise. Major flooding is expected through tonight west of Conway. This includes water over roads, many acres of land, and engulfing some homes and businesses. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday Through Tuesday Major flooding is expected at most forecast points along the Arkansas River. This will be an historic event, with record or near record crests in some cases. Crests will begin to occur at points upstream of Morrilton by Friday, with areas downstream expected to crest this weekend through next week. Arkansas River levels will remain high for several days, perhaps into mid-June. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening across northern and western Arkansas. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to https://weather.gov/lzk. 230
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Woodruff | 46 min |
| May 29, 7:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Conway, Van Buren | 3 hr |
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.