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River Flood Advisory 21, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 20, 2023White County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood advisory at Apr 20, 2023, 9:51 AM CDT for White County, Arkansas. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 20, 2023, 9:51 AM CDT (14:51 UTC)
Expired: Apr 21, 2023, 10:18 AM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon

County White County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little Red River at Judsonia (JUDA4). The gauge peaked at 26.54 ft at Apr 21, 2023, 12:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 29 ft
Minor stage: 30 ft
Moderate stage: 33 ft
Major stage: 36 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07076634, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory 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 river flood advisory went out at Apr 20, 6:21 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 6:21 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 3:12 AM CDT, 6 hours 39 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
Apr 20, 9:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Jackson, Woodruff	7 days
Apr 20, 9:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson, Lawrence	7 days
Apr 20, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone	25 min
Apr 20, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Marion	45 min
Apr 20, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson	42 min
Apr 20, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Marion	45 min
Apr 20, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone	41 min
Apr 20, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Yell	46 min
Apr 20, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	60 min
Apr 20, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Perry	38 min
Apr 20, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	40 min
Apr 20, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Baxter	42 min
Apr 20, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pulaski, Saline	51 min
Apr 20, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.