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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Little Rock, AR

January 10, 20208 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2020, 2:25 PM CST for 8 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Jan 11, 2020, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2020, 2:25 PM CST (20:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2020, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2020, 10:55 AM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR

Counties Arkansas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Woodruff County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 315 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2020-01-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 619 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2020-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 176 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
619 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 10, 11:35 AM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 11:35 AM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 7:45 AM CST, 6 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
745 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

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Calhoun-Bradley-Drew-
745 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and isolated thunderstorms remain in the forecast today.
That will be followed by an outbreak of severe weather and a
significant heavy rain event tonight and through the early morning
hours Saturday.

A large storm system approaching from the southern Plains will be
responsible for the active pattern. Thunderstorms will begin
developing in eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas by late this
afternoon, and will remain in place through the evening awaiting the
arrival of the system. Once the system nears, a line of storms will
kick to the east and move through Arkansas tonight.

The incoming line of storms will likely bring widespread severe
weather to the region. The main concern will be damaging winds, and
there may be a few tornadoes as well. Where wind damage occurs,
gusts may be hurricane force or higher.

Ahead of the line, some data is indicating scattered thunderstorms
in southwest Arkansas this evening. This will be monitored very
closely, as storms such as these will have the potential to
spawn tornadoes.

Storms overnight will produce torrential downpours. Two to more than
three inches of rain is expected to dump in much of the state. Given
that vegetation is dormant and not consuming much ground water,
downpours will runoff quickly, and this will increase the flash
flood potential.

This event will also feature windy conditions. South to southeast
winds at 10 to 20 mph today will increase to 20 to 30 mph tonight
before shifting to the northwest. Gusts could reach 40 mph in
portions of eastern Arkansas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday Through Thursday

Precipitation will gradually taper off on Saturday as colder air
filters into Arkansas. Lingering light rain will change to light
snow in the Ozark Mountains of the northwest. Some spots could pick
up a half inch to an inch of snow, mainly on grassy areas. Roads
will remain wet, with icy patches possible Saturday night as
temperatures drop below freezing.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight and early Saturday.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 7:54 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Lawrence25 days
Jan 9, 7:54 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKRandolph47 hr
Jan 9, 7:55 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKPerry5 days
Jan 9, 8:30 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott45 min
Jan 10, 11:11 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKIndependence70 hr
Jan 10, 11:14 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKSaline31 hr
Jan 10, 11:19 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring47 hr
Jan 10, 11:19 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKCalhoun, Ouachita21 days
Jan 10, 11:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKFulton, Sharp26 hr
Jan 10, 11:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKLawrence, Randolph45 hr
Jan 10, 11:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKRandolph16 days

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.