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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Little Rock, AR

December 15, 2021Baxter County, Marion County, Stone County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this wind advisory at Dec 15, 2021, 3:44 AM CST for Baxter County, Marion County, Stone County, Arkansas. It took effect at Dec 15, 2021, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2021, 3:44 AM CST (09:44 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 15, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 16, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR

Counties Baxter County, AR, Marion County, AR, Stone County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-12-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-12-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 333 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
849 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
333 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
401 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

780 
WWUS74 KLZK 150944
NPWLZK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
344 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021

ARZ003>005-012>014-152200-
/O.NEW.KLZK.WI.Y.0005.211215T1600Z-211216T0600Z/
Boone-Marion-Baxter-Newton-Searcy-Stone-
Including the cities of Harrison, Bull Shoals, Flippin, 
Yellville, Summit, Mountain Home, Jasper, Western Grove, 
Marshall, Leslie, and Mountain View
344 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Boone, Marion, Baxter, Newton, Searcy and Stone 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to midnight CST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
798 
WWUS74 KLZK 152039
NPWLZK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
239 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021

ARZ003>005-012>014-160600-
/O.CON.KLZK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211216T0600Z/
Boone-Marion-Baxter-Newton-Searcy-Stone-
Including the cities of Harrison, Bull Shoals, Flippin, 
Yellville, Summit, Mountain Home, Jasper, Western Grove, 
Marshall, Leslie, and Mountain View
239 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Baxter, Marion, Stone, Newton, Searcy and Boone 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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179 
WWUS74 KLZK 160550
NPWLZK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1150 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021

ARZ003>005-012>014-160700-
/O.EXP.KLZK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211216T0600Z/
Boone-Marion-Baxter-Newton-Searcy-Stone-
Including the cities of Harrison, Bull Shoals, Flippin, 
Yellville, Summit, Mountain Home, Jasper, Western Grove, 
Marshall, Leslie, and Mountain View
1150 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

Winds have continued to diminish across the region through the
evening hours, and are now below advisory criteria. Thus, the wind
advisory will be allowed to expire at midnight.

$$

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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.