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Special Weather Statement, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this special weather statement at Oct 6, 2021, 3:35 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Arkansas. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 6, 2021, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Lincoln County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Oct 6, 2:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 2:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 308 AM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021 ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-071000- 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- 308 AM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will remain possible Wednesday evening, primarily for the northern half of the state. Some storms may become strong briefly and produce locally heavy rainfall and small hail, however no organized and widespread hazardous weather is anticipated. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday Through Tuesday There may be some lingering thunderstorms across the far northeast portions of the area on Thursday afternoon. Otherwise...no hazardous weather is expected into the first half of the weekend. A new storm system will move into the region Sunday into Monday...with chances for thunderstorms returning to the forecast. The threat for seeing any strong to severe weather remains uncertain at this time. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will not be needed. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 233/62
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 6, 12:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1221 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021 ARZ016-024-025-033-061745- White AR-Independence AR-Jackson AR-Cleburne AR- 1221 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Independence, southwestern Jackson, east central Cleburne and north central White Counties through 1245 PM CDT... At 1220 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Steprock, or 14 miles north of Searcy, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Pangburn... Pleasant Plains... Steprock... Albion... Hickory Flat... Clay... Dewey... Heffington... Denmark... Sunnydale... Roosevelt... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3533 9179 3546 9189 3562 9159 3548 9144 TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 247DEG 6KT 3545 9170 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH 67
Special weather statement, Oct 6, 2:40 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
335 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021
ARZ056-057-064-065-069-062100-
Drew AR-Lincoln AR-Desha AR-Arkansas AR-Jefferson AR-
335 PM CDT Wed Oct 6 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of west central Desha,
northern Drew, southeastern Jefferson, Lincoln and southwestern
Arkansas Counties through 400 PM CDT...
At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Langford to 6 miles southwest of Mills to
near Plantersville. Movement was southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea 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...
Dumas... Gould...
Mitchellville... Plantersville...
Little Bayou Meto Park... Mills...
Brandon... Langford...
Douglas... Cane Creek State Park...
Garrett Bridge... Gourd...
Cornerville... Florence...
Tyro... Rose Hill...
Reedville... Selma...
Montongo... Relfs Bluff...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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 3369 9155 3366 9193 3383 9198 3390 9198
3392 9170 3424 9162 3418 9138
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 331DEG 8KT 3417 9156 3386 9167 3385 9188
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CavanaughThe office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | White | 24 min |
| Oct 6, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lawrence | 20 min |
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