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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2020, 3:28 PM CDT for Desha County, 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
- Jun 21, 2020, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2020, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Desha County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 924 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 21, 2:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 2:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 218 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020 .SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Tuesday Well, the calendar shows that it is June (Father's Day in fact) and given the frequency of MCS activity across the state, the weather agrees... The forecast area will remain under the same overall pattern through Tuesday which will provide more of the same. H500 low well north of the area will continue to provide W-NWrly flow over the region and a favorable path for shortwaves to traverse the state. Remnants of this morning's MCS activity which originated over central Oklahoma and the Red River area have taken nearly all shift to work their way into the forecast area. The remnant MCV will continue to slowly work its way eastward, providing adequate lift for isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop. Through the evening hours, the most coverage will likely be across western and southern parts of the state. Later this afternoon and evening, as yet another shortwave begins to traverse the NW flow aloft and a cold front begins a southerly push, more severe thunderstorms are expected to develop across portions of the Central/Southern Plains. This activity is expected to merge into a line and by Monday morning another likely MCS will be arriving from the NW. As this MCS dissipates it will likely leave a remnant boundary which will sink south throughout the day. In addition to continued chances for isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms across mainly northern Arkansas throughout the day, additional thunderstorms may develop from western Arkansas across to the TX Panhandle Region. A threat for severe wx will exist along this corridor as storms develop and move south. A damaging wind and hail threat will exist from Monday evening through Tuesday morning, with the western half of the state most favored. As clear as this sounds, given the number of mesoscale boundaries in place as well as the need for atmospheric recovery at times, things could change. Additionally, as was seen this morning across central/southern Oklahoma into north Texas, with little steering flow in place (where MCS activity is expected) locally very heavy rainfall is possible. So, the general idea, that "Arkansas" could pick up a few inches of rain over the next 5-7 days could be thrown out the window in about an hour's time given the potential for areas of slow moving efficient rainfall producing thunderstorms. Otherwise, given the cloud cover and overall precip coverage through Tuesday, expect highs to be a few degrees cooler. Cheers to all the dads out there, happy Father's Day. && .LONG TERM...Tuesday Night Through Sunday Active weather remains prevalent for much of the long term period. Upper lvl troughing will begin to shift Ewrd, leaving AR under a N/Wrly upper flow regime. At the sfc, anticyclonic flow will drive a cold front into the Srn US, with the front likely clearing the state by Wed morning and stalling along the AR/LA border. As the bndry moves through, scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected early Wed morning. Behind the FROPA, temps will be below seasonal values around the mid-80s Wed afternoon...not bad for late June! The "cooldown" will be short lived though, high pressure will quickly translate Ewrd Thurs, and drive Srly flow, aiding in WAA/moisture advection. PoPs return to the region by Fri as a shortwave perturbation maneuver through the upper mean flow. Through the end of the period, troughing deepens once more over the Nrn US, with a blocking upper high over the Ern US/Atlantic Seaboard, amplifying the S/Wrly flow over the fcst area. Under this flow pattern, several shortwave perturbations are progged to move through the mean flow, and create persistent rain chances over the weekend and into the new week. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 68 84 68 83 / 30 60 70 60 Camden AR 70 89 71 83 / 30 40 80 90 Harrison AR 67 82 66 80 / 40 60 70 30 Hot Springs AR 69 87 70 83 / 20 50 90 80 Little Rock AR 70 87 71 83 / 20 60 80 70 Monticello AR 70 89 71 82 / 30 40 80 90 Mount Ida AR 68 86 67 82 / 30 50 90 80 Mountain Home AR 68 82 67 81 / 40 60 70 30 Newport AR 71 83 71 83 / 30 60 70 60 Pine Bluff AR 71 87 71 81 / 30 40 90 80 Russellville AR 70 85 70 83 / 30 60 80 60 Searcy AR 69 87 69 85 / 30 60 80 70 Stuttgart AR 72 87 73 82 / 30 60 80 70 && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...NONE. && Short Term...67 / Long Term...GREEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 2:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 220 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020 ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-221000- 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- 220 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected to continue across southern and western sections of the state, mainly this afternoon and evening. As this happens, a large cluster of storms will likely develop in Kansas. The storms will arrive in western Arkansas after midnight tonight. Storms today and tonight will produce locally heavy downpours, with spotty flash flooding possible. Any severe weather will be isolated, with strong to damaging winds the main concern. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday Through Saturday Chances of showers and thunderstorms will continue in the coming days. This is in response to a cold front pushing into the state from the northwest and likely stalling around the Arkansas/Louisiana border. It appears another cluster of storms will form in northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Monday afternoon and evening, and will progress southward through the region during the overnight hours. Some severe weather hazards will be possible, including severe winds and hail, along with the potential of flash flooding in places. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation may be needed Monday and Monday night. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to https://weather.gov/lzk. 67
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:21 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | Baxter, Clark, Conway, Fulton, Garland, Hot Spring and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Dallas | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Drew | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Drew, Lincoln | 22 min |
| Jun 21, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Desha | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Conway | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Drew | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Jun 21, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Desha | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Desha | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Prairie | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 23 min |
| Jun 21, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Prairie | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Monroe, Woodruff | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.