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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 8, 2021Arkansas County, Lonoke County, Prairie County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 10:32 AM CDT for Arkansas County, Lonoke County, Prairie County, Arkansas. It was in force for 2 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
Jun 8, 2021, 10:32 AM CDT (15:32 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Arkansas County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Prairie County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:33 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 2021-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 215 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 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
215 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
603 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

130 
WGUS54 KLZK 081532
FFWLZK
ARC001-085-117-081745-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FF.W.0071.210608T1532Z-210608T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1032 AM CDT Tue Jun 8 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...
  Northwestern Arkansas County in southeastern Arkansas...

* Until 1245 PM CDT.

* At 1031 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is 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...
  Stuttgart, Lonoke, Hazen, De Valls Bluff, Carlisle, Humnoke, Ulm, 
  Parkers Corner, Stuttgart Municipal Airport, Brummitt, Prairie 
  Center, McCreanor, Sisemore, Hallsville, Allport, Slovak, 
  Screeton, Culler, Seaton and Tollville.

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 3485 9201 3484 9146 3461 9145 3447 9137
      3444 9171 3447 9171 3447 9182

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Cooper

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 8:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKIndependence, Jackson, Woodruff43 min
Jun 8, 3:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 4 more12 hr
Jun 8, 5:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKDesha3 hr
Jun 8, 6:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Grant, Jefferson3 hr
Jun 8, 7:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKPolk4 hr
Jun 8, 7:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKDrew5 hr
Jun 8, 8:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Grant, Jefferson5 hr
Jun 8, 8:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKDesha6 hr
Jun 8, 9:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln6 hr
Jun 8, 9:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKGrant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline3 hr
Jun 8, 10:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKClark, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike and 2 more3 hr
Jun 8, 10:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln63 min
Jun 8, 11:42 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatLZKArkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln5 hr
Jun 8, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLincoln32 min
Jun 8, 12:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln23 min
Jun 8, 12:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe, Prairie5 hr
Jun 8, 12:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLZKGrant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline2 hr
Jun 8, 12:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson3 hr
Jun 8, 12:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie2 hr
Jun 8, 12:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleveland, Grant, Jefferson50 min
Jun 8, 1:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKCalhoun, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita99 min
Jun 8, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln41 min
Jun 8, 1:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKCleveland, Lincoln3 hr
Jun 8, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln45 min
Jun 8, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKDesha32 min
Jun 8, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Desha29 min
Jun 8, 3:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln3 hr
Jun 8, 4:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLZKDesha, Drew3 hr
Jun 8, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBradley, Calhoun, Ouachita28 min
Jun 8, 4:37 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln3 hr
Jun 8, 4:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKCleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson3 hr
Jun 8, 4:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKDesha, Drew3 hr
Jun 8, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBradley, Calhoun, Drew, Ouachita27 min
Jun 8, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDallas, Ouachita26 min
Jun 8, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKHot Spring29 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.