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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Little Rock, AR

February 28, 20215 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 3:20 PM CST for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 90 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 28, 2021, 3:20 PM CST (21:20 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2021, 4:50 PM CST
In force
90 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cleburne County, AR, Conway County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Perry County, AR, White County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 225 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 448 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 396 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
448 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
525 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
396 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
396 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.8

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The text

As transmitted.

645 
WGUS54 KLZK 282120
FFWLZK
ARC023-029-045-105-145-282300-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FF.W.0002.210228T2120Z-210228T2250Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
320 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Conway County in central Arkansas...
  Faulkner County in central Arkansas...
  Northeastern Perry County in central Arkansas...
  West Central White County in central Arkansas...
  Southwestern Cleburne County in north central Arkansas...

* Until 450 PM CST.

* At 319 PM CST, emergency management reported flash flooding is 
  occurring over portions of western Faulkner County. Between 1 and 
  2 inches of rain have fallen and additional flash flooding is 
  expected over the warned area.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Emergency management.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Conway, Heber Springs, Greenbrier, Vilonia, Mayflower, Greers 
  Ferry, Wooster, Quitman, Guy, Rose Bud, Enola, Twin Groves, 
  Menifee, Houston, Mount Vernon, Woolly Hollow State Park, 
  Springhill, Pickles Gap, Mallet Town and Toad Suck.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. 
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. 
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate 
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 3497 9270 3504 9272 3515 9262 3531 9246
      3536 9225 3556 9217 3556 9203 3553 9196
      3544 9191 3507 9212 3499 9232 3495 9261
      3495 9268

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

51
1 follow-up statement
007 
WGUS74 KLZK 282252
FFSLZK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
452 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

ARC023-029-045-105-145-282302-
/O.EXP.KLZK.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210228T2250Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cleburne AR-Conway AR-Faulkner AR-Perry AR-White AR-
452 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN CONWAY, 
FAULKNER, NORTHEASTERN PERRY, WEST CENTRAL WHITE AND SOUTHWESTERN 
CLEBURNE COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3497 9270 3504 9272 3515 9262 3531 9246
      3536 9225 3556 9217 3556 9203 3553 9196
      3544 9191 3507 9212 3499 9232 3495 9261
      3495 9268

$$

Cooper

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 9:08 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne and 30 more6 hr
Feb 28, 2:05 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJackson40 min
Feb 28, 2:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJackson43 min
Feb 28, 11:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFaulkner49 min
Feb 28, 2:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPerry49 min
Feb 28, 2:34 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFaulkner41 min
Feb 28, 2:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFaulkner43 min
Feb 28, 2:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, White36 min
Feb 28, 3:03 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKPrairie, White, Woodruff17 min
Feb 28, 3:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski and 1 more44 min
Feb 28, 4:26 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring23 min
Feb 28, 4:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring42 min
Feb 28, 5:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGrant, Jefferson39 min
Feb 28, 5:36 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKClark, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline119 min
Feb 28, 5:53 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJefferson52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.