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Flash Flood Warning 98, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this flash flood warning at Jul 21, 2023, 10:29 AM CDT for Pulaski County, Saline County, Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2023, 10:29 AM CDT (15:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2023, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Pulaski County, AR, Saline County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:29 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 3445 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
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 Jul 21, 5:23 AM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 5:23 AM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 523 AM CDT Fri Jul 21 2023 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Saturday Night ) Issued at 247 AM CDT Fri Jul 21 2023 H500 ridging will persist to the S/W of the state today which will continue to provide NW flow over the region. A cold front will be making progress into the state from the north and is expected to be near the AR/LA border by tonight. Ahead of this front, warm/moist air will be present and heat headlines will be needed across far southern parts of the state where temperatures will be the warmest. An early morning robust MCS across southern KS and northern OK is expected to traverse the W/NW flow and move across the state from later this morning into the afternoon hours. Instability will increase ahead of the TS complex and additional strengthening is expected this afternoon, particularly across eastern parts of the state. Similar to activity ongoing across northern AR this morning, some redevelopment of precip is possible across the state again later tonight. Locally heavy rainfall could accompany a damaging wind threat with some of the storms. Behind the front, more pleasant air is expected to build into the state tonight. Saturday morning low temperatures could make a run at the upper 50s F across parts of northern AR. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Thursday) Issued at 247 AM CDT Fri Jul 21 2023 Models remain in very good agreement through the extended period with generally dry and very warm conditions expected. With models remaining in good agreement, a blend of solutions is preferred, Period initiates with a sprawling ridge of high pressure centered over the Four Corners region with downstream troughing covering the majority of the eastern CONUS. This places Arkansas squarely in a north to northwest flow aloft. On the surface, a front remains stalled out across southern Louisiana. A weak wave will move the prevailing flow on Sunday with isolated showers and thunderstorms possible over the northeast part of the CWA. Other than this chance of precipitation, the remainder of the forecast looks to be dry through Thursday. Aforementioned north to northwest flow will bring a welcomed respite from the very hot and humid conditions we have been experiencing of late. The center of the ridge will wobble back to the east with time and nudge back into the state late in the period with temperatures rising well into the 90s once again. However, even with the air temperature rising once again, dew point temperatures are expected to stay in the 60s to lower 70s which will likely keep heat indices below criteria. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 519 AM CDT Fri Jul 21 2023 TS complex approaching Tulsa, OK will provide the main focus for RA/TSRA across the area today which could lead to deteriorating flight conditions at times. Storms should be east of the area by this afternoon with some additional precip across central and southern AR terminals late tonight into early Saturday morning. A cold front will sink south at the sake time which will provide variable to nrly winds at times. Some localized BR/FG may develop before sunrise Saturday morning. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Batesville AR 84 65 87 66 / 70 50 10 0 Camden AR 94 69 84 65 / 20 50 40 10 Harrison AR 79 60 85 64 / 80 30 0 0 Hot Springs AR 94 68 87 66 / 50 70 30 0 Little Rock AR 91 70 87 69 / 70 70 20 0 Monticello AR 96 71 85 68 / 20 50 50 10 Mount Ida AR 94 66 86 64 / 50 60 30 0 Mountain Home AR 80 62 85 64 / 80 40 0 0 Newport AR 84 67 85 66 / 60 50 10 0 Pine Bluff AR 93 68 84 67 / 50 70 30 0 Russellville AR 87 67 88 66 / 80 60 10 0 Searcy AR 87 67 87 66 / 70 70 10 0 Stuttgart AR 89 69 85 68 / 60 70 30 0 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory from noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening for ARZ065>069. && SHORT TERM...67 LONG TERM....56 AVIATION...67
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 3:03 AM CDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 303 AM CDT Fri Jul 21 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- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-221000- 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- 303 AM CDT Fri Jul 21 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Hot and humid conditions are expected across the southern third of the state, heat indices could exceed 105 in these areas. Thunderstorms are expected to move across the state today and tonight. Some storms could produce damaging wind gusts and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Some storms could linger across southern parts of the state on Saturday, but the overall severe weather threat appears low. Some storms could produce gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation is not expected. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 67
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 5:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | White | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 6:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pope | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 6:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Conway | 52 min |
| Jul 21, 6:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Conway | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 7:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry, Pope, Yell | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 50 min |
| Jul 21, 8:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Logan | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski, Saline | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 8:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Yell | 51 min |
| Jul 21, 8:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Saline | 41 min |
| Jul 21, 8:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 39 min |
| Jul 21, 9:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Yell | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 9:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Johnson, Newton | 64 min |
| Jul 21, 9:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 9:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Perry, Saline | 15 min |
| Jul 21, 9:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Garland, Perry | 41 min |
| Jul 21, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleburne, Stone, Van Buren | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 11:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | White | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 11:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | White | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 11:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Woodruff | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Woodruff | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 11:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Independence, Jackson, Lawrence | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 12:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson, Monroe, Woodruff | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 12:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson | 22 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.