Winter Storm in Arkansas, March 1, 2002

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
243 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2002

OF MAIN CONCERN IS DEVELOPING WINTRY WEATHER.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN THIRD OF ARKANSAS AS COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS KANSAS AND
CLOSER TO US.

A DEEP MAJOR TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH PLAINS
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL FUNNEL ARCTIC AIR INTO ARKANSAS BY
THE FOURTH PERIOD...THAT BEING SATURDAY NIGHT.

FCSTID = 38
HRO   47  36  37  15 /  40  90  70  30
LIT   53  46  54  24 /  50  90  70  30
HOT   53  46  53  23 /  50  90  70  30
PBF   55  46  59  25 /  60  80  70  30

.LZK...
AR...NONE.

ARZ037-040-041-052-011900-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
414 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2002

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO
APPROACH FROM THE NORTH AND A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF TEXAS
TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT AND SOME
COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS. WARM MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
COMBINED WITH THE COOLER AIR MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING
THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

STORM SPOTTERS...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS
MAY BE ACTIVATED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

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