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Special Weather Statement, NWS Little Rock, AR

December 6, 2021Drew County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this special weather statement at Dec 6, 2021, 7:06 AM CST for Drew County, Arkansas. It was in force for 24 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: Dec 6, 2021, 7:06 AM CST (13:06 UTC)
Expired: Dec 6, 2021, 7:30 AM CST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 50

County Drew County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 183 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.

Skew-T log-p

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

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 799 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 551 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 261 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 282 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 6.9

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What forecasters said that day

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 Dec 6, 5:55 AM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 5:55 AM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 3:50 AM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
350 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-071100-
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-
350 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms will continue to move across central and
southern Arkansas this morning. Stronger storms will be capable of
producing gusty winds.

By mid to late morning, the storms will be out of Arkansas, with
the threat of additional hazardous weather low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday Through Sunday

At this time, the threat of hazardous weather Tuesday through
Sunday is low.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Due to the isolated nature of any strong storms, spotter
activation is not anticipated at this time.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 6, 4:14 AM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
414 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

ARZ043-044-055-056-061030-
Pulaski AR-Grant AR-Saline AR-Jefferson AR-
414 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Grant,
northwestern Jefferson, southeastern Saline and southeastern Pulaski
Counties through 430 AM CST...

At 413 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bryant, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Bryant...                         Redfield...
Tull...                           East End...
Orion...                          Cane Creek...
Bauxite...                        Belfast...
Hensley...                        Sardis...
Shaw...                           Ico...
Vimy Ridge...                     Woodson...
F.B. Baugh Recreation Area...     Parkers-Iron Springs...

This includes Interstate 530 between mile markers 9 and 22.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3444 9259 3461 9251 3459 9214 3436 9220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1013Z 275DEG 42KT 3451 9245

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 4:43 AM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
443 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

ARZ046-047-061115-
Monroe AR-Prairie AR-
443 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of east central Prairie
and northwestern Monroe Counties through 515 AM CST...

At 443 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Fredonia to De Valls Bluff to 6 miles
north of Stuttgart Municipal Airport. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Brinkley...                       Clarendon...
Hazen...                          De Valls Bluff...
Fredonia...                       Alfrey...
Allendale...                      Dobbs Landing...
Peppers Landing...                Hallsville...
Fargo...                          Tollville...
Brasfield...                      Dagmar WMA...
Keevil...                         Monroe...

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 196 and 218.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3464 9112 3467 9164 3475 9157 3492 9148
      3493 9137 3491 9137 3491 9130 3494 9129
      3495 9115 3491 9115 3491 9112 3487 9112
      3487 9111 3484 9110 3475 9110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1043Z 261DEG 43KT 3487 9139 3476 9147 3469 9155

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 5:27 AM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 6:35 AM CST, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 6:57 AM CST, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 7:06 AM CST, 0 minutes before

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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
Dec 5, 11:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Boone	45 min
Dec 5, 11:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Baxter, Boone, Marion	51 min
Dec 6, 12:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Newton, Searcy	47 min
Dec 6, 12:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Fulton	51 min
Dec 6, 12:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson, Logan	44 min
Dec 6, 12:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Izard, Stone	44 min
Dec 6, 1:04 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Pope	41 min
Dec 6, 1:11 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp	49 min
Dec 6, 1:21 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Stone, Van Buren	39 min
Dec 6, 1:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Conway	31 min
Dec 6, 2:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jackson	25 min
Dec 6, 3:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Saline	29 min
Dec 6, 4:01 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Prairie	29 min
Dec 6, 4:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	16 min
Dec 6, 4:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Dallas, Grant, Jefferson	25 min
Dec 6, 4:38 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Grant	22 min
Dec 6, 4:43 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Monroe	32 min
Dec 6, 4:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson	32 min
Dec 6, 5:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	48 min
Dec 6, 6:35 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Drew	25 min
Dec 6, 6:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Drew	33 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.