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Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 6, 2021Jefferson County, Lonoke County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Jun 6, 2021, 6:24 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Lonoke County, Arkansas. It was in force for 98 min. 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
Jun 6, 2021, 6:24 PM CDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT
In force
98 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Jefferson County, AR, Lonoke County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 6, 7:30 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.41 Nw Rob Roy, AR2.40 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN ONE HOUR AT SANDERS LOCK AND DAM ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 2021-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 343 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 2021-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
343 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
512 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

725 
WGUS54 KLZK 062324
FFWLZK
ARC069-085-070130-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FF.W.0056.210606T2324Z-210607T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
624 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

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

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 622 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Radar was estimating between 
  two and four inches of rain have fallen. 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...
  Pine Bluff, Altheimer, Humphrey, Humnoke, Madding, Cottondale, 
  Richardson, Linwood, Wabbaseka, Allport, Coy, Sherrill, Rob Roy, 
  Gethsemane, Cornerstone, Glenlake, Tucker, Ferda, Tomberlin and 
  Moscow.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3458 9194 3457 9166 3447 9168 3447 9171
      3426 9171 3409 9175 3409 9195 3408 9195
      3407 9202

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
419 
WGUS74 KLZK 070102
FFSLZK

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
802 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

ARC069-085-070112-
/O.CAN.KLZK.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210607T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jefferson AR-Lonoke AR-
802 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN LONOKE AND 
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. However, runoff issues could still 
continue for a few hours. Please continue to heed any road closures.

LAT...LON 3458 9194 3457 9166 3447 9168 3447 9171
      3426 9171 3409 9175 3409 9195 3408 9195
      3407 9202

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 4:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKPolk, Scott4 hr
Jun 6, 6:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKMontgomery, Pike, Polk3 hr
Jun 6, 6:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Yell3 hr
Jun 6, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPolk46 min
Jun 6, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPulaski46 min
Jun 6, 6:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKPulaski, Saline113 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.