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Flash Flood Warning 121, NWS Little Rock, AR

October 1, 2021Jefferson County, Lonoke County, Prairie County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Oct 1, 2021, 12:33 AM CDT for Jefferson County, Lonoke County, Prairie 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 1, 2021, 12:33 AM CDT (05:33 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2021, 3:35 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jefferson 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 05:36 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

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-10-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 913 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
913 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

149 
WGUS54 KLZK 010533
FFWLZK
ARC069-085-117-010845-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FF.W.0121.211001T0533Z-211001T0835Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1233 AM CDT Fri Oct 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Lonoke County in central Arkansas...
  South Central Prairie County in central Arkansas...
  North Central Jefferson County in southeastern Arkansas...

* Until 335 AM CDT.

* At 1233 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 
  inches of rain have fallen. Given additional heavy rain, flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Humphrey, Humnoke, Brummitt, Stuttgart Municipal Airport, Allport, 
  Sherrill, Gethsemane and Tucker.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3464 9160 3459 9153 3457 9155 3457 9159
      3452 9160 3448 9163 3448 9171 3442 9171
      3439 9181 3432 9194 3445 9196

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
449 
WGUS74 KLZK 010558
FFSLZK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1258 AM CDT Fri Oct 1 2021

ARC069-085-117-010845-
/O.CON.KLZK.FF.W.0121.000000T0000Z-211001T0835Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jefferson AR-Lonoke AR-Prairie AR-
1258 AM CDT Fri Oct 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 335 AM CDT EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LONOKE, SOUTH CENTRAL PRAIRIE AND NORTH 
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES...

At 1258 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain across the warned area, especially between 
Sherrill and Humnoke. Two to three inches of rain have fallen at 
some locations, with locally up to five inches. While rain will 
likely taper off during the warning period, it will take some time 
for any high water to runoff.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Humphrey, Humnoke, Brummitt, Stuttgart Municipal Airport, Allport, 
  Sherrill, Gethsemane and Tucker.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3464 9160 3459 9153 3457 9155 3457 9159
      3452 9160 3448 9163 3448 9171 3442 9171
      3439 9181 3432 9194 3445 9196

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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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.