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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 28, 2019Bradley County, Calhoun County, Cleveland County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2019, 3:15 PM CDT for Bradley County, Calhoun County, Cleveland County, Arkansas. It was in force for 2 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
Jun 28, 2019, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2019, 5:24 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Cleveland County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 252 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2019-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1863 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2019-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1863 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1109 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 Jun 28, 2:39 PM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 2:39 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 4:35 AM CDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
435 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2019

ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-291000-
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-
435 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will affect portions of eastern and
northeast sections of the area this morning. By this afternoon,
additional thunderstorms will be possible over the remainder of
the area. A few strong storms cannot be ruled out today, with gusty
winds and large hail the primary threats. Locally heavy rainfall
will also be a concern, which could lead to some isolated flash
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday Through Thursday

Hot and humid conditions will remain in the forecast. Heat index
values could approach 100 degrees in some areas.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible each day. Severe weather
chances will be low during this timeframe.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 28, 10:37 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 10:38 AM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 2:32 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 6:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJackson41 min
Jun 28, 7:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson, Woodruff41 min
Jun 28, 7:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWoodruff45 min
Jun 28, 8:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKJackson, Lawrence, Randolph4 hr
Jun 28, 10:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKLawrence, Randolph2 hr
Jun 28, 10:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKSharp37 min
Jun 28, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBradley40 min
Jun 28, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBradley28 min
Jun 28, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas36 min
Jun 28, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson35 min

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.