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River Flood Advisory 17, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 14, 2021Jackson County, Woodruff County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood advisory at Apr 14, 2021, 10:58 AM CDT for Jackson County, Woodruff County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 14, 2021, 10:58 AM CDT (15:58 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2021, 10:40 AM CDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jackson County, AR, Woodruff County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cache River at Patterson (PTTA4).

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 11 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07077500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at Apr 14, 10:14 AM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 10:14 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 5:01 AM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
501 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

ARZ042-053-054-062-141045-
Hot Spring AR-Clark AR-Dallas AR-Garland AR-
501 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CLARK...NORTHWESTERN
DALLAS...SOUTH CENTRAL GARLAND AND HOT SPRING COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM
CDT...

At 501 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lofton to near Halfway to Okolona.
Movement was east at 45 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Arkadelphia...                    Malvern...
Rockport...                       Caddo Valley...
Perla...                          Okolona...
Gum Springs in Clark County...    Richwoods...
DeGray Lake State Park...         Donaldson...
Friendship...                     Bismarck...
Magnet Cove...                    Curtis...
De Roche...                       Dalark...
Midway in Hot Spring County...    Burtsell...
Lower Lake Recreation Area...     Red Oak...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3394 9334 3393 9335 3395 9336 3395 9337
      3396 9337 3416 9326 3438 9327 3448 9276
      3417 9274 3394 9291 3393 9334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1001Z 266DEG 39KT 3435 9327 3415 9325 3401 9337

DTC

Local storm report, Apr 14, 5:43 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
543 AM CDT WED APR 14 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 AM     HAIL             SPARKMAN                33.92N  92.85W
04/14/2021  E0.88 INCH       DALLAS             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

EVENT NUMBER LZK2100578

57

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 6:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
601 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

ARZ055-056-062>064-141145-
Grant AR-Cleveland AR-Lincoln AR-Dallas AR-Jefferson AR-
601 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CLEVELAND...SOUTHEASTERN
GRANT...NORTHEASTERN DALLAS...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CDT...

At 601 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Carthage, or 16 miles south of Sheridan, moving northeast at 55 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pine Bluff...                     White Hall...
Carthage...                       Warbritton...
Lamont...                         Kedron...
Nebo...                           Pine Bluff Arsenal...
Sulphur Springs...                Ain...
Tarry...                          Pinebergen...
Farindale...                      Faith...
Bunn...                           Ladd...
Watson Chapel...                  Staves...
Grapevine...                      Mt Zion...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3395 9263 3412 9264 3431 9200 3401 9177
TIME...MOT...LOC 1101Z 245DEG 50KT 3408 9251

DTC

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 6:13 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
613 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

ARZ043>046-055-056-141200-
Pulaski AR-Grant AR-Lonoke AR-Prairie AR-Saline AR-Jefferson AR-
613 AM CDT Wed Apr 14 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PRAIRIE...SOUTHERN
LONOKE...NORTHEASTERN GRANT...NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...EASTERN SALINE
AND SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM CDT...

At 613 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Redfield, or 15 miles northeast of Sheridan, moving northeast at 55
mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lonoke...                         White Hall...
England...                        Redfield...
Humnoke...                        Keo...
Brummitt...                       Pine Bluff Arsenal...
Estes...                          Parkers Corner...
Toltec Mounds State Park...       Orion...
Sisemore...                       Hensley Island...
Allport...                        Coy...
Sherrill...                       Bevis Corner...
Tucker...                         Pastoria...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3448 9164 3448 9170 3445 9170 3427 9217
      3449 9233 3482 9186 3451 9159 3450 9160
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 241DEG 47KT 3444 9218

DTC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 2:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	42 min
Apr 14, 2:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	48 min
Apr 14, 3:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	49 min
Apr 14, 3:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pike	41 min
Apr 14, 3:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Pike, Polk	46 min
Apr 14, 4:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Montgomery	40 min
Apr 14, 4:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark	44 min
Apr 14, 4:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Ouachita	52 min
Apr 14, 4:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark	34 min
Apr 14, 4:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	35 min
Apr 14, 5:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	44 min
Apr 14, 5:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring	52 min
Apr 14, 5:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline	18 min
Apr 14, 6:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland	44 min
Apr 14, 6:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	47 min
Apr 14, 6:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Pike	27 min
Apr 14, 9:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson, Lawrence	70 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Arkansas, 2021 Every river flood advisory in 2021

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.