Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 91, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2021, 6:22 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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
- Jun 9, 2021, 6:22 PM CDT (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2021, 8:56 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lonoke County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 1290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
093
WGUS54 KLZK 092322
FFWLZK
ARC085-095-117-119-100230-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FF.W.0091.210609T2322Z-210610T0220Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
622 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Lonoke County in central Arkansas...
Southeastern Prairie County in central Arkansas...
Northeastern Pulaski County in central Arkansas...
West Central Monroe County in eastern Arkansas...
* Until 920 PM CDT.
* At 621 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Due to excessive rainfall from earlier, it will not
take much additional rainfall to cause rapid rising of flood
waters. If flash flooding is not already occurring, it will begin
soon.
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...
North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Lonoke, Clarendon,
Hazen, De Valls Bluff, Little Rock AFB, North Little Rock Airport,
Carlisle, Holly Grove, Ulm, Roe, Prairie Center, McCreanor,
Parkers Corner, Sisemore, Stuttgart Municipal Airport, Meto and
Parnell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
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 3471 9214 3479 9226 3489 9226 3500 9220
3486 9189 3474 9124 3468 9116 3456 9116
3457 9159 3463 9191
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Cooper2 follow-up statements
527
WGUS74 KLZK 100045
FFSLZK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
745 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
ARC085-095-117-119-100230-
/O.CON.KLZK.FF.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210610T0220Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lonoke AR-Monroe AR-Prairie AR-Pulaski AR-
745 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 920 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL LONOKE, SOUTHEASTERN PRAIRIE, NORTHEASTERN
PULASKI AND WEST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...
At 744 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain are beginning to move out of the warned area. However, between
1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen and flash flooding is likely
ongoing.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Lonoke, Hazen, De Valls
Bluff, Little Rock AFB, North Little Rock Airport, Carlisle, Ulm,
Roe, McCreanor, Sisemore, Prairie Center, Parkers Corner, Meto,
South Bend, Parnell, Scott and Stuttgart Municipal Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3471 9214 3479 9226 3489 9226 3493 9224
3493 9223 3494 9223 3495 9223 3500 9220
3486 9189 3482 9170 3476 9137 3457 9135
3457 9159 3463 9191
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Cooper288
WGUS74 KLZK 100156
FFSLZK
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
856 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
ARC085-095-117-119-100206-
/O.CAN.KLZK.FF.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210610T0220Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lonoke AR-Monroe AR-Prairie AR-Pulaski AR-
856 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL LONOKE, SOUTHEASTERN
PRAIRIE, NORTHEASTERN PULASKI AND WEST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed remaining road
closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 100 PM CDT Thursday for
portions of central Arkansas...eastern Arkansas...southeast
Arkansas...southwest Arkansas and western Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3471 9214 3479 9226 3489 9226 3493 9224
3493 9223 3494 9223 3495 9223 3500 9220
3486 9189 3482 9170 3476 9137 3457 9135
3457 9159 3463 9191
$$
CooperThe office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Jefferson, Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 8:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland, Drew | 51 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Desha | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Desha | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 2:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pope | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Newton, Pope | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 3:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Johnson, Newton, Pope | 89 min |
| Jun 9, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pope | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pope | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | White | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Sharp | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski | 37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.