Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2021, 7:03 PM CDT for Yell County, Arkansas. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2021, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Yell County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nne Rover, AR | WATER WAS REPORTED OVER HWY 27 JUST NORTH OF ROVER, MAKING THE ROAD IMPASSABLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 217 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
915
WGUS54 KLZK 260003
FFWLZK
ARC149-260200-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FF.W.0040.210526T0003Z-210526T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
703 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Yell County in central Arkansas...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 702 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen over the past two hours, and given a likely
saturated soil surface, flash flooding is likely ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
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...
Danville, Ola, Plainview in Yell County, Petit Jean River WMA,
Sunlight Bay Park, Kingston, Rover, Fourche Mountain Recreation
Area, Carter Cove Park, Onyx, Ranger, Mt George, Chickalah and
Centerville.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
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 3510 9337 3506 9340 3499 9343 3486 9349
3482 9350 3475 9347 3474 9342 3486 9332
3500 9320 3511 9316 3515 9318 3517 9331
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
2322 follow-up statements
784
WGUS54 KLZK 260059
FFWLZK
ARC149-260300-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210526T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
759 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Yell County in central Arkansas...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 755 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen, and flash flooding is ongoing
over the warned area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Danville, Ola, Plainview in Yell County, Petit Jean River WMA,
Sunlight Bay Park, Kingston, Rover, Fourche Mountain Recreation
Area, Carter Cove Park, Onyx, Ranger, Mt George, Chickalah and
Centerville.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3510 9337 3506 9340 3499 9343 3486 9349
3482 9350 3475 9347 3474 9342 3486 9332
3500 9320 3511 9316 3515 9318 3517 9331
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
$$
232180
WGUS54 KLZK 260253
FFWLZK
ARC149-260500-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210526T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
953 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Yell County in central Arkansas...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 950 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
4.5 and 6 inches of rain have already fallen, and flash flooding
has been reported across central Yell county by local law
enforcement in the form of impassable roads due to high water near
Rover and Danville.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Doppler radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Danville, Ola, Plainview in Yell County, Petit Jean River WMA,
Sunlight Bay Park, Kingston, Rover, Fourche Mountain Recreation
Area, Carter Cove Park, Onyx, Ranger, Mt George, Chickalah and
Centerville.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
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 3510 9337 3506 9340 3499 9343 3486 9349
3482 9350 3475 9347 3474 9342 3486 9332
3500 9320 3511 9316 3515 9318 3517 9331
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
232The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 2 hr |
| May 25, 7:47 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Prairie | 4 min |
| May 25, 8:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 2 hr |
| May 25, 9:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 80 min |
| May 25, 9:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 3 hr |
| May 25, 10:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Logan, Polk, Scott | 3 hr |
| May 25, 10:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Logan, Pope, Yell | 116 min |
| May 25, 11:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Yell | 6 hr |
| May 26, 12:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren | 6 hr |
| May 26, 12:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Yell | 4 days |
| May 26, 3:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 3 hr |
| May 26, 9:30 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Prairie | 22 hr |
| May 26, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Yell | 10 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.