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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 22, 2020Grant County, Jefferson County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2020, 12:16 AM CDT for Grant County, Jefferson County, Arkansas. It was in force for 31 min. 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 22, 2020, 12:16 AM CDT (05:16 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2020, 12:47 AM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Grant County, AR, Jefferson County, AR

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 22, 12:15 AM CDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 12:15 AM CDT, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 3:00 PM CDT, 9 hours 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 21, 7:32 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 11:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 12:09 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1209 AM CDT Fri May 22 2020

ARZ055-056-220600-
Grant AR-Jefferson AR-
1209 AM CDT Fri May 22 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL GRANT AND WEST
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

At 1208 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
White Hall, or 10 miles west of Pine Bluff, moving northeast at 20
mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pine Bluff...                     White Hall...
Warbritton...                     Pine Bluff Arsenal...
Sulphur Springs...                Jefferson...
Prague...                         Watson Chapel...
Samples...                        Center Grove...
Clear Lake...                     Hardin...
Dexter...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3413 9222 3421 9233 3430 9234 3442 9220
      3433 9205 3420 9200
TIME...MOT...LOC 0508Z 237DEG 16KT 3425 9220

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas	43 min
May 21, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	51 min
May 22, 12:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	51 min
May 22, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	45 min
May 22, 12:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Jefferson, Lincoln	16 min
May 22, 12:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	44 min
May 22, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lincoln	41 min
May 22, 12:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	39 min
May 22, 1:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	43 min
May 22, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln	32 min
May 22, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson	38 min
May 22, 2:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	48 min
May 22, 2:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	42 min
May 22, 2:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	41 min
May 22, 2:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson	35 min
May 22, 2:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	46 min
May 22, 3:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	51 min
May 22, 3:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	46 min
May 22, 3:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke	22 min
May 22, 3:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	51 min
May 22, 3:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Perry	48 min
May 22, 3:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski	13 min
May 22, 3:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	49 min
May 22, 3:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	48 min
May 22, 4:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner	45 min
May 22, 4:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Prairie	41 min
May 22, 4:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Monroe	49 min
May 22, 5:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Prairie	48 min
May 22, 8:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Independence	29 min
May 22, 9:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Prairie, White, Woodruff	28 days
May 22, 10:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Johnson, Newton, Pope	41 min
May 22, 11:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk	22 min
May 22, 11:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy	46 min
May 22, 12:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Cleburne, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone and 1 more	39 min
May 22, 12:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Sharp, Stone	47 min
May 22, 1:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland	28 min
May 22, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Independence, Lawrence, Randolph	34 min
May 22, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pulaski	28 min
May 22, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie	50 min
May 22, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff	35 min
May 22, 3:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Woodruff	12 min
May 22, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	38 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.