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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 263, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 4, 2020Polk County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2020, 11:59 AM CDT for Polk County, Arkansas. It was in force for 28 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
Jun 4, 2020, 11:59 AM CDT (16:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2020, 12:27 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Polk County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 3, 6:53 PM CDT, 17 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 6:53 PM CDT, 17 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 2:50 PM CDT, 21 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
250 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020

ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-041000-
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-
250 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon
and into the evening hours. While the chances of severe weather
are low, some very heavy rainfall and localized flooding is
possible with these storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday Through Tuesday

Some scattered thunderstorms will be possible across the state
Thursday into Friday and again Monday into Tuesday. Widespread
severe weather is not anticipated, but a few storms could produce
locally heavy rainfall and strong wind gusts.

From Friday through Sunday with temperatures expected to climb into
the lower 90s and abundant moisture is in place near the surface,
heat indices will approach 100 degrees in some places.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 12:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBradley117 min
Jun 4, 1:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Lonoke, Prairie3 hr
Jun 4, 1:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJefferson27 min
Jun 4, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGrant23 min
Jun 4, 5:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion, Newton63 min
Jun 4, 6:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Marion44 min
Jun 4, 6:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion, Newton, Searcy47 min
Jun 4, 6:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBaxter28 min
Jun 4, 7:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson, Searcy, Van Buren39 min
Jun 4, 7:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKSharp49 min
Jun 4, 10:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLogan61 min
Jun 4, 10:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPolk, Scott46 min
Jun 4, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPolk62 min
Jun 4, 12:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk22 min
Jun 4, 12:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPolk44 min
Jun 4, 12:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleveland, Dallas45 min

Nearby

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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.