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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 355, NWS Little Rock, AR

September 1, 2020Arkansas County, Lonoke County, Prairie County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 1, 2020, 4:13 PM CDT for Arkansas County, Lonoke County, Prairie County, Arkansas. It was in force for 32 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: Sep 1, 2020, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired: Sep 1, 2020, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Arkansas County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Prairie County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 1, 3:17 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

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 Sep 1, 3:43 PM CDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 3:43 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 4:12 PM CDT, 1 minute before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 1, 3:35 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 1, 3:37 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 1, 3:46 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 1, 3:48 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 1, 3:48 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 1, 4:05 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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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
Aug 31, 7:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	13 hr
Sep 1, 2:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Scott	6 hr
Sep 1, 4:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Newton, Pope, Scott, Yell	5 hr
Sep 1, 5:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott	3 hr
Sep 1, 5:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson, Pope, Yell	52 min
Sep 1, 6:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Perry	39 min
Sep 1, 6:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland, Montgomery	45 min
Sep 1, 7:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Hot Spring, Saline	35 min
Sep 1, 7:13 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery	4 hr
Sep 1, 7:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Montgomery, Perry, Polk, Scott, Yell	3 hr
Sep 1, 8:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Izard, Sharp	3 hr
Sep 1, 8:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Lawrence, Randolph	2 hr
Sep 1, 9:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Logan, Yell	2 hr
Sep 1, 9:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Independence, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone	2 hr
Sep 1, 9:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Conway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Searcy, Stone and 2 more	5 hr
Sep 1, 11:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell	4 hr
Sep 1, 12:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Perry	25 min
Sep 1, 12:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Perry	55 hr
Sep 1, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott	49 min
Sep 1, 1:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Pike, Polk	39 min
Sep 1, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren, White	41 min
Sep 1, 1:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Conway, Faulkner, Perry	34 min
Sep 1, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	50 min
Sep 1, 2:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Faulkner, Van Buren, White	33 min
Sep 1, 2:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LZK	Garland, Johnson, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Polk and 3 more	10 hr
Sep 1, 2:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleburne, White	50 min
Sep 1, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski, Saline	49 min
Sep 1, 3:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, White	45 min
Sep 1, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke	40 min
Sep 1, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline	51 min
Sep 1, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pulaski, White	42 min
Sep 1, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson	50 min
Sep 1, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	27 min
Sep 1, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Monroe	50 min
Sep 1, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Jackson, White, Woodruff	45 min
Sep 1, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln	34 min
Sep 1, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	50 min
Sep 1, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland, Lincoln	49 min
Sep 1, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jackson	47 min
Sep 1, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Prairie	46 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.