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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 331, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 20, 20254 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2025, 3:27 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2025, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired: May 20, 2025, 4:03 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Arkansas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Lincoln County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 20, 1:09 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1276 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 106 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 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 20, 1:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 1:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 2:48 AM CDT, 12 hours 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
248 AM CDT Tue May 20 2025

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-
237-238-240-241-313-340-341-202200-
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-
248 AM CDT Tue May 20 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few lines of storms continue to move from west to east across
Arkansas early this morning. A few strong to severe storms within
these lines of activity can be expected. The main threats will be
damaging wind gusts, large hail, and a spin-up tornado or two
cannot be ruled out across portions of central and southern
Arkansas through late morning.

An Enhanced Risk (level 3 out of 5) for severe weather has been
implemented for most of the eastern flank of Arkansas where strong
to severe storms are expected to re-develop this afternoon. A
Slight Risk (level 2 out of 5) for severe weather does exist
across central Arkansas where storms may initially develop, but
will encounter a better parameter space as the storms surge
eastward. The main hazards with activity that does develop will be
large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes cannot be
ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Rain and thunderstorms return to the forecast on Thursday and
become more widespread in coverage from Friday through Monday.
Confidence with this setup remains low for the organization of
any severe weather which is a trend that has continued from past
forecast packages. Flash flooding may become a concern on Saturday
as a Slight Risk (level 2 out of 4) for excessive rainfall has
been introduced. Trends will continue to be monitored closely with
Memorial Day Weekend approaching.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation is not anticipated to be needed.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 2:47 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 20, 2:50 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 2:54 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 20, 3:06 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 20, 3:21 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 20, 3:27 PM CDT, 0 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
May 19, 8:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Boone, Newton	54 min
May 19, 8:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Boone, Marion	17 min
May 19, 8:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Yell	37 hr
May 19, 8:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Newton	56 min
May 19, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell	53 min
May 19, 9:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Baxter, Marion	31 min
May 19, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton, Pope and 2 more	50 min
May 19, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Logan, Perry, Pope, Van Buren, Yell	43 min
May 19, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell	52 min
May 19, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Izard, Pope, Searcy and 3 more	52 min
May 19, 10:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Pope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren	49 min
May 19, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell	44 min
May 19, 10:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell	20 min
May 19, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Pike and 3 more	52 min
May 19, 10:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Independence, Stone, Van Buren, White	54 min
May 19, 11:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LZK	Scott	3 hr
May 19, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Yell	41 min
May 19, 11:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland, Perry, Saline	68 min
May 19, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Montgomery	32 min
May 20, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White	31 min
May 20, 1:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott	38 min
May 20, 1:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland, Hot Spring, Perry, Saline	25 min
May 20, 2:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner, Hot Spring, Pulaski, Saline	35 min
May 20, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Polk, Scott, Yell	24 min
May 20, 2:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark	31 min
May 20, 2:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Logan	42 min
May 20, 2:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Montgomery, Yell	25 min
May 20, 2:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	46 min
May 20, 2:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pulaski, Saline	37 min
May 20, 3:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Conway, Garland, Perry, Saline	24 min
May 20, 3:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski, Saline	49 min
May 20, 3:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas	30 min
May 20, 3:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner, Pulaski, Saline	28 min
May 20, 3:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	24 min
May 20, 3:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Independence, Lonoke, Perry and 4 more	42 min
May 20, 3:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie and 2 more	35 min
May 20, 3:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas, Grant	34 min
May 20, 4:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln	41 min
May 20, 4:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	32 min
May 20, 5:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas	30 min
May 20, 9:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Perry	58 hr
May 20, 1:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner	29 min
May 20, 1:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	41 min
May 20, 1:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski	39 min
May 20, 1:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	23 min
May 20, 1:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas	35 min
May 20, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie	52 min
May 20, 1:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie	22 min
May 20, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	24 min
May 20, 2:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland	36 min
May 20, 2:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson	44 min
May 20, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland	38 min
May 20, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln	43 min
May 20, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Monroe	53 min
May 20, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lincoln	43 min
May 20, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Lincoln	41 min
May 20, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Monroe	40 min
May 20, 2:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Calhoun	36 min
May 20, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun	37 min
May 20, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Lincoln	33 min
May 20, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Monroe	14 min
May 20, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Drew	32 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.