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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Little Rock, AR

March 2, 202347 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2023, 2:47 AM CST for 47 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 3, 2023, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2023, 2:47 AM CST (08:47 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2023, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 3, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
All 47 counties

Arkansas County, AR, Baxter County, AR, Boone County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Clark County, AR, Cleburne County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Conway County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Johnson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Logan County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Marion County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Newton County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Perry County, AR, Pike County, AR, Polk County, AR, Pope County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Saline County, AR, Scott County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Stone County, AR, Van Buren County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, Yell County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 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

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 224 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2023-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2023-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -67 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
830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 2, 2:42 AM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 2:42 AM CST, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 5:27 AM CST, 21 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
527 AM CST Wed Mar 1 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-
237-238-240-241-313-340-341-021100-
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-
527 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Severe storms will be possible over the southeastern half of
Arkansas through tonight. Large to potentially significant hail
and damaging winds will be the main threats, although isolated
tornadoes will also be possible. The threat for flash flooding
will increase today as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A much more substantial severe threat is expected Thursday and
Thursday night when a regional outbreak of severe weather appears
likely, including the potential for several strong tornadoes,
widespread damaging winds, and large hail.

The threat for flash flooding and river flooding will also
increase markedly by Thursday as several inches of rain will fall
over already saturated grounds. Some flooding may be significant.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will be needed through Thursday night.

&&

Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 1, 9:33 PM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
933 PM CST WED MAR 1 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW RISON              33.94N 92.20W
03/01/2023                   CLEVELAND          AR   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN SW OF RISON.

&&
Special weather statement, Mar 1, 10:13 PM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1013 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023

ARZ055-056-062>064-067>069-020500-
Bradley AR-Grant AR-Drew AR-Cleveland AR-Calhoun AR-Lincoln AR-
Dallas AR-Jefferson AR-
1013 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Bradley,
Cleveland, southeastern Grant, northeastern Calhoun, southeastern
Dallas, northwestern Drew, southwestern Jefferson and western Lincoln
Counties through 1100 PM CST...

At 1013 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lamont to near Fordyce to Bearden.
Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Pine Bluff...                     Warren...
Fordyce...                        Star City...
Rison...                          Kingsland...
Thornton...                       Weeks...
Tipton...                         Herbine...
Nebo...                           Feenyville...
Ellisville...                     Lamont...
Cottondale...                     Harlow...
Linwood...                        Hebron...
Madding...                        Kedron...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CST for central,
southeastern and southwestern Arkansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3367 9265 3385 9246 3420 9232 3425 9171
      3380 9187 3359 9212
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 275DEG 35KT 3414 9235 3386 9246 3371 9262

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Local storm report, Mar 1, 10:20 PM CST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1020 PM CST WED MAR 1 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0808 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RISON                   33.95N 92.19W
03/01/2023                   CLEVELAND          AR   PUBLIC

            METAL OUTBUILDING DESTROYED.

&&
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Special weather statement, Mar 1, 11:14 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 2, 12:09 AM CST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 6:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Saline46 min
Mar 1, 6:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPrairie42 min
Mar 1, 6:19 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKClark, Pike26 min
Mar 1, 6:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike39 min
Mar 1, 6:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKGarland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski, Saline32 min
Mar 1, 6:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Hot Spring40 min
Mar 1, 7:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLonoke, Prairie31 min
Mar 1, 7:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGarland, Montgomery30 min
Mar 1, 7:24 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGrant36 min
Mar 1, 7:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie44 min
Mar 1, 7:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKArkansas, Monroe, Prairie33 min
Mar 1, 7:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln34 min
Mar 1, 8:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKDallas29 min
Mar 1, 8:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKCleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln20 min
Mar 1, 8:19 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKClark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson3 hr
Mar 1, 8:26 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln34 min
Mar 1, 8:50 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Lincoln25 min
Mar 1, 8:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKArkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln39 min
Mar 1, 10:13 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleveland47 min
Mar 1, 10:30 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln3 hr
Mar 1, 10:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas, Lincoln28 min
Mar 1, 11:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKDesha31 min
Mar 2, 3:23 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBradley, Drew37 min
Mar 2, 3:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKDesha35 min
Mar 2, 8:30 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKRandolph13 days
Mar 2, 8:31 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKLawrence, Randolph59 hr
Mar 2, 8:31 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKFulton, Sharp38 hr
Mar 2, 9:35 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring23 hr
Mar 2, 9:35 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKCalhoun, Ouachita28 days
Mar 2, 9:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKSaline49 hr
Mar 2, 9:43 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKIndependence60 hr
Mar 2, 10:26 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKPrairie, White, Woodruff57 days
Mar 2, 11:24 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKYell57 hr
Mar 2, 12:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBoone34 min
Mar 2, 1:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKWhite45 hr
Mar 2, 5:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKMontgomery35 min

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Wind Advisories in Arkansas, 2023Every wind advisory in 2023

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.