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River Flood Warning 49, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 2, 2025Izard County, Stone County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this river flood warning at Apr 2, 2025, 11:03 AM CDT for Izard County, Stone County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 4, 2025, 10:29 PM CDT. It was in force for 55 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2025, 11:03 AM CDT (16:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2025, 10:29 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2025, 5:12 AM CDT
In force
55 hr
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Major

Counties Izard County, AR, Stone County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:04 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 river

Written for the forecast point White River at Calico Rock (CLRA4). The gauge peaked at 28.28 ft at Apr 6, 2025, 2:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
16 ft
Minor stage
19 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07060500, 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 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 2, 6:40 AM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 6:40 AM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 3:45 AM CDT, 7 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
345 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

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103-112-113-121>123-130-137-138-140-141-203-212-213-221>223-230-
237-238-240-241-313-340-341-022200-
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-
345 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms will be likely
today. Parts of northeastern Arkansas and east-central Arkansas
are within a High Risk for severe weather (level 5 out of 5).
However, the majority of the state is in either an Enhanced Risk
(level 3 out of 5), Moderate Risk (level 4 out of 5), or as
mentioned above a High Risk (level 5 out of 5).

All severe weather hazards will be possible across the state today
including: large hail (baseball size to potentially larger),
damaging wind gusts (in excess of 80+ mph), and tornadoes (a few
which may be long-track and violent... especially across
northeastern and east-central Arkansas).

Flash flooding is also a major concern as these thunderstorms
will be efficient rain producers and may proceed to lead to an
overwhelming amount of rainfall falling in a short period of time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

The threat for severe weather will decrease slightly for
Thursday...but will still see some threat for large
hail...damaging winds...and an isolated tornado. Thursday's most
concerning hazard at the time looks to be a decent confidence in
large hail across portions of central and southwestern Arkansas.

A front will become stalled over some portion of Arkansas by late
today...remaining over the state into the weekend. Several rounds
of showers and thunderstorms are possible...resulting in several
inches of rainfall. The threat for flash and/or river flooding
will increase significantly by late this week. A large portion of
the state is forecast to experience total rainfall amounts from
today through Sunday morning of 4 to 8 inches statewide, with
values of 10+ inches possible across northeastern Arkansas.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will be needed today across the state,
especially across the eastern 2/3rds of the state which
encompasses the Moderate and High Risk contours via the Storm
Prediction Center.

Spotters should be prepared to possibly encounter all hazards:
large hail of baseball size or larger, damaging wind gusts of 60
mph to 80+ mph, a tornadoes (a few which could be violent and
long-track). Additionally, spotters should be prepared to
encounter flash flooding and understand as this threat does extend
into the evening hours the dangers associated with spotting at
night.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 8:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKClark, Nevada, Ouachita6 days
Apr 2, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKClay21 days
Apr 2, 10:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKRandolph5 days
Apr 2, 10:58 AM CDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryLZKJackson, Lawrence, Randolph7 hr
Apr 2, 11:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKIndependence6 days
Apr 2, 11:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKSearcy4 days
Apr 2, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson, Logan23 min
Apr 2, 11:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson15 days
Apr 2, 11:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan26 min
Apr 2, 11:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Johnson, Newton, Searcy16 min
Apr 2, 11:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson, Newton36 min
Apr 2, 12:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFranklin23 min
Apr 2, 12:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott38 min
Apr 2, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson, Newton46 min
Apr 2, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson, Marion, Newton49 min
Apr 2, 1:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott43 min
Apr 2, 1:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKMarion41 min
Apr 2, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott, Yell37 min
Apr 2, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKSearcy34 min
Apr 2, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion47 min
Apr 2, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKBaxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy45 min
Apr 2, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Newton25 min
Apr 2, 1:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy38 min
Apr 2, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott33 min
Apr 2, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPope30 min
Apr 2, 2:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Van Buren, Yell43 min
Apr 2, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion, Newton35 min
Apr 2, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLogan, Scott44 min
Apr 2, 2:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion38 min
Apr 2, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion30 min
Apr 2, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Montgomery, Scott, Yell44 min
Apr 2, 2:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren23 min
Apr 2, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott20 min
Apr 2, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPope, Searcy38 min
Apr 2, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton and 4 more49 min
Apr 2, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKConway, Logan, Perry, Pope, Van Buren, Yell46 min
Apr 2, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion, Searcy32 min
Apr 2, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone and 1 more21 min
Apr 2, 3:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Marion3 hr
Apr 2, 3:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Marion, Montgomery, Newton, Polk and 5 more3 hr
Apr 2, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Conway, Independence, Izard, Stone, Van Buren52 min
Apr 2, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike50 min
Apr 2, 4:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMonroe, Woodruff11 min
Apr 2, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFulton25 min
Apr 2, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Saline and 2 more36 min
Apr 2, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKRandolph48 min
Apr 2, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline and 1 more17 min
Apr 2, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Cleveland, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln39 min
Apr 2, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp and 1 more50 min
Apr 2, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Grant, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline, White35 min
Apr 2, 5:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Marion88 min
Apr 2, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKConway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Prairie, Pulaski and 1 more27 min
Apr 2, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff38 min
Apr 2, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Independence, Jackson, White25 min
Apr 2, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe47 min
Apr 2, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKLonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White, Woodruff46 min
Apr 2, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLawrence, Randolph, Sharp52 min
Apr 2, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline51 min
Apr 2, 5:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Lawrence, White49 min
Apr 2, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe23 min
Apr 2, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Monroe45 min
Apr 2, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKArkansas, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff16 min
Apr 2, 5:53 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMonroe, Woodruff37 min
Apr 2, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln36 min
Apr 2, 5:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Lonoke, Montgomery and 4 more3 hr
Apr 2, 5:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMonroe, Prairie, Woodruff48 min
Apr 2, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKJackson, White, Woodruff42 min
Apr 2, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White44 min
Apr 2, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph39 min
Apr 2, 6:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie, White3 hr
Apr 2, 6:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe34 min
Apr 2, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGrant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline44 min
Apr 2, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLawrence, Randolph5 min
Apr 2, 6:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie, White, Woodruff41 min
Apr 2, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson40 min
Apr 2, 6:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKJackson, Woodruff14 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.