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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Little Rock, AR

December 24, 20217 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2021, 6:39 PM CST for 7 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2021, 6:39 PM CST (00:39 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR

Counties Baxter County, AR, Garland County, AR, Marion County, AR, Perry County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Saline County, AR, Stone County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 204 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 2021-12-25Temperature 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 2021-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 531 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1793 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
531 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
621 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

409 
WWUS74 KLZK 250039
NPWLZK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
639 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021

ARZ003>005-012>014-030-037>044-250900-
/O.NEW.KLZK.WI.Y.0006.211225T0039Z-211225T0900Z/
Boone-Marion-Baxter-Newton-Searcy-Stone-Logan-Scott-Yell-Perry-
Polk-Montgomery-Garland-Saline-Pulaski-
Including the cities of Harrison, Bull Shoals, Flippin, 
Yellville, Summit, Mountain Home, Jasper, Western Grove, 
Marshall, Leslie, Mountain View, Booneville, Paris, Waldron, 
Dardanelle, Danville, Ola, Perryville, Mena, Mount Ida, Norman, 
Hot Springs, Benton, Bryant, Little Rock, and North Little Rock
639 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph or
  higher.

* WHERE...Locations at elevation within the Ouachitas and Ozarks
  as well as portions of central, north central and western 
  Arkansas.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur along ridge
  tops in the Ouachitas and Ozarks where gusts to 45 mph or higher
  will be possible. Lower elevations will see gusts of 35 to 40
  mph. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

DTC
1 follow-up statement
761 
WWUS74 KLZK 250904
NPWLZK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
304 AM CST Sat Dec 25 2021

ARZ003>005-012>014-030-037>044-251015-
/O.EXP.KLZK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-211225T0900Z/
Boone-Marion-Baxter-Newton-Searcy-Stone-Logan-Scott-Yell-Perry-
Polk-Montgomery-Garland-Saline-Pulaski-
Including the cities of Harrison, Bull Shoals, Flippin, 
Yellville, Summit, Mountain Home, Jasper, Western Grove, 
Marshall, Leslie, Mountain View, Booneville, Paris, Waldron, 
Dardanelle, Danville, Ola, Perryville, Mena, Mount Ida, Norman, 
Hot Springs, Benton, Bryant, Little Rock, and North Little Rock
304 AM CST Sat Dec 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Sustained winds and wind gusts have diminished across the region 
below advisory criteria. Therefore the advisory has been allowed 
to expire.


$$

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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.