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Special Weather Statement, NWS Little Rock, AR

August 13, 2021Cleveland County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2021, 5:13 PM CDT for Cleveland County, Arkansas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 13, 2021, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 13, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 40

County Cleveland County, AR

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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Mixed-layer CAPE: 1427 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1235 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 13, 3:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 3:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 3:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
334 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-142045-
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-
334 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will continue across most of the state
through Friday evening, with rain and storm chances shifting
towards across northern Arkansas later Friday night. Storms may
intensify quickly and produce strong gusts of wind and small hail,
and a few may become severe, however the threat for widespread
severe weather remains low through Friday night.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday Through Thursday

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected on
Saturday across much of Arkansas. In the days to follow,
precipitation will become more isolated to scattered, and
confined to the afternoon and evening.

Any severe weather will be isolated. While heavy downpours
are possible in places, flash flooding should be localized at
most.
.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 13, 3:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:22 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:25 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 4:36 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 5:02 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 5:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
513 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

ARZ056-063-064-132245-
Cleveland AR-Lincoln AR-Jefferson AR-
513 PM CDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Cleveland, southwestern Jefferson and west central Lincoln Counties
through 545 PM CDT...

At 512 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Kedron, or 8 miles southwest of Pine Bluff, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Pine Bluff...                     Rison...
Feenyville...                     Toledo...
Kedron...                         Sulphur Springs...
Glendale in Lincoln County...     Pinebergen...
Faith...                          Palmyra...
Calmer...                         Watson Chapel...
Mt Zion...                        Randall...
Rowell...

This includes Interstate 530 between mile markers 36 and 45.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

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 3421 9221 3426 9200 3389 9188 3387 9225
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 358DEG 10KT 3411 9208

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 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
Aug 12, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Marion	42 min
Aug 13, 1:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Saline	23 min
Aug 13, 1:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jackson	31 min
Aug 13, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jackson	35 min
Aug 13, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	29 min
Aug 13, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleburne	37 min
Aug 13, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	26 min
Aug 13, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Prairie	33 min
Aug 13, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas	23 min
Aug 13, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner	35 min
Aug 13, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	24 min
Aug 13, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Prairie	28 min
Aug 13, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Prairie	29 min
Aug 13, 5:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Jefferson	58 min
Aug 13, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Baxter	27 min
Aug 13, 6:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Marion, Newton	33 min
Aug 13, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	30 min
Aug 13, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson, Marion, Newton, Searcy	42 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.