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Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 11, 20235 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at May 11, 2023, 6:27 AM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 11, 2023, 6:27 AM CDT (11:27 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2023, 7:10 AM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Conway County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Perry County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Van Buren County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:27 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

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 316 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, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2023-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 50 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2023-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
856 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at May 11, 5:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 5:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 4:06 AM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
406 AM CDT Thu May 11 2023

ARZ004>008-014>017-024-025-031>034-039-042>047-052>057-062>069-
103-112-113-121>123-130-137-138-140-141-203-212-213-221>223-230-
237-238-240-241-313-340-341-121000-
Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Randolph-Stone-Izard-Independence-
Lawrence-Cleburne-Jackson-Conway-Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Perry-
Garland-Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-Clark-
Hot Spring-Grant-Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln-
Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun-Bradley-Drew-Boone County Except Southwest-
Newton County Higher Elevations-Searcy County Lower Elevations-
Southern Johnson County-Southern Pope County-
Southeast Van Buren County-Western and Northern Logan County-
Northern Scott County-Northwest Yell County-
Polk County Lower Elevations-
Central and Eastern Montgomery County-
Boone County Higher Elevations-Newton County Lower Elevations-
Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations-
Johnson County Higher Elevations-Pope County Higher Elevations-
Van Buren County Higher Elevations-
Southern and Eastern Logan County-
Central and Southern Scott County-Yell Excluding Northwest-
Northern Polk County Higher Elevations-
Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations-
Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations-
Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
406 AM CDT Thu May 11 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue across the state
for much of the day. Severe weather chances are low. Heavy rain
is the main concern with some locations across central and
southern Arkansas set to receive an additional 2-4 inches of rain
which could lead to flash flooding. Some locations overnight
picked up several inches of rain already.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the
coming days. Rain chances will be highest during the heat of the
afternoon and early evening. The severe weather threat should
stay limited at most. No other hazardous weather is forecast
through the long term period.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation is not expected as this time.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWhite24 min
May 10, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKClark36 min
May 10, 9:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCalhoun25 min
May 10, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGarland37 min
May 10, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCalhoun33 min
May 10, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPerry32 min
May 10, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCalhoun36 min
May 10, 11:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring8 hr
May 10, 11:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleveland31 min
May 11, 3:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry and 2 more4 hr
May 11, 7:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKConway, Dallas, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring and 4 more5 hr
May 11, 8:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKGarland, Perry, Saline3 hr
May 11, 9:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCalhoun42 min
May 11, 9:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring35 hr
May 11, 9:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKCalhoun, Ouachita21 days
May 11, 9:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKSaline35 hr
May 11, 10:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKHot Spring6 hr
May 11, 10:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleveland36 min
May 11, 10:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBradley25 min
May 11, 10:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Ouachita2 hr
May 11, 11:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJefferson33 min
May 11, 11:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKDrew46 min
May 11, 11:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJefferson36 min
May 11, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJefferson32 min
May 11, 11:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLZKConway, Dallas, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring and 4 more3 hr
May 11, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLincoln35 min
May 11, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas34 min
May 11, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPrairie35 min
May 11, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPrairie28 min
May 11, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPrairie35 min
May 11, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWoodruff29 min
May 11, 2:19 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Perry, Pulaski, Saline116 min
May 11, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJackson30 min
May 11, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLawrence40 min

Nearby

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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.