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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Little Rock, AR
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.
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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.
- 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
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 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. 69
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
70Local 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.
&&Special weather statement, Mar 1, 10:47 PM CST, 4 hours before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 6:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Saline | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 6:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Prairie | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 6:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark, Pike | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 6:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 6:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski, Saline | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 6:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 7:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 7:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Garland, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 7:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Grant | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 7:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe, Prairie | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 7:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 8:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Dallas | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 8:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln | 20 min |
| Mar 1, 8:19 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 8:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Lincoln | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 8:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 10:13 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleveland | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 10:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Lincoln | 28 min |
| Mar 1, 11:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Desha | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 3:23 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Bradley, Drew | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 3:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Desha | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 8:30 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Randolph | 13 days |
| Mar 2, 8:31 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Lawrence, Randolph | 59 hr |
| Mar 2, 8:31 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 38 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:35 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 23 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:35 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 28 days |
| Mar 2, 9:36 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Saline | 49 hr |
| Mar 2, 9:43 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Independence | 60 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:26 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Prairie, White, Woodruff | 57 days |
| Mar 2, 11:24 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Yell | 57 hr |
| Mar 2, 12:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 1:15 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | White | 45 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery | 35 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.