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River Flood Advisory 32, NWS Little Rock, AR

September 21, 2021Jackson County, Woodruff County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood advisory at Sep 21, 2021, 10:07 AM CDT for Jackson County, Woodruff County, Arkansas. It was in force for 69 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 21, 2021, 10:07 AM CDT (15:07 UTC)
Expired: Sep 24, 2021, 7:31 AM CDT
In force: 69 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 15:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Cache River at Patterson (PTTA4). The gauge peaked at 9.08 ft at Sep 24, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT.

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 Sep 21, 6:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 6:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 21, 4:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
424 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-221000-
Boone-Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Randolph-Newton-Searcy-Stone-
Izard-Independence-Lawrence-Johnson-Pope-Van Buren-Cleburne-
Jackson-Logan-Conway-Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Scott-Yell-Perry-
Polk-Montgomery-Garland-Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-
Clark-Hot Spring-Grant-Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-
Lincoln-Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun-Bradley-Drew-
424 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast today, associated
with a cold front that will move across Arkansas. A few strong or
severe storms will be possible, mainly this afternoon across
southeast Arkansas. Damaging winds will be the primary concern,
along with locally heavy downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday Through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

&&

Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 21, 7:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
733 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

ARZ057-211300-
Arkansas AR-
733 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Arkansas County through 800 AM CDT...

At 733 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stuttgart, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Stuttgart...                      Almyra...
De Witt...                        Almyra Airport...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3443 9163 3454 9154 3441 9121 3419 9140
TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 305DEG 15KT 3443 9153

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Sep 21, 7:59 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
759 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

ARZ057-211330-
Arkansas AR-
759 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Arkansas
County through 830 AM CDT...

At 759 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
De Witt, or 14 miles southeast of Stuttgart, moving southeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Gillett...                        Almyra...
De Witt...                        De Luce...
Lodge Corner...                   Tichnor...
Almyra Airport...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 9154 3445 9143 3422 9111 3400 9138
TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 316DEG 17KT 3431 9144

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 21, 7:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	27 min
Sep 21, 7:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	31 min
Sep 21, 10:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Saline	33 min
Sep 21, 11:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Hot Spring	35 min
Sep 21, 11:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	25 min
Sep 21, 12:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson	39 min
Sep 21, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln	42 min
Sep 21, 12:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pike	37 min
Sep 21, 1:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew, Lincoln	40 min
Sep 21, 1:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Drew	37 min
Sep 21, 1:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew, Lincoln	57 min
Sep 21, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Ouachita	48 min
Sep 21, 1:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Drew	31 min
Sep 21, 2:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Desha	98 min
Sep 21, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Drew	28 min
Sep 21, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Bradley	31 min
Sep 21, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Bradley	30 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.