1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 5, 2:04 PM CST, 7 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 304 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 .SHORT TERM....TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... OBSERVATIONAL DATA INDICATES CONVECTION IS INITIATING ALONG A DRY LINE IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. INDIVIDUAL CELLS ARE CURRENTLY EXIHIBITING A MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. CONSIDERABLE CONVECTIVE INHIBITION EXISTS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...HOWEVER AS THE UPPER LOW NOW CENTERED OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE APPROACHES...THE INHIBITION SHOULD WEAKEN. FORECAST THERMODYNAMIC AND SHEAR PROFILES SUGGEST A SQUALL LINE IS THE MOST LIKELY MODE OF CONVECTION TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. THE UPPER LOW WILL STILL PROMOTE SCATTERED CONVECTION ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST. && .LONG TERM....FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN THE EXTENDED PERIOD ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST AND BE CENTERED OVER ARKANSAS SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT IN THE PLAINS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST SUNDAY. THE LOW WILL RUN INTO STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL SLOW OR POSSIBLY EVEN STALL THE FRONT OVER ARKANSAS. WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN FOR THE WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY IN ALL AREAS. WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS SYSTEM. SHOULD THE MOVEMENT BE AS SLOW AS THE GFS IS SHOWING...HEAVY RAIN COULD BE A POSSIBILITY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEASONABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... LITTLE ROCK AR 58 70 49 66 / 70 40 30 20 HARRISON AR 55 62 45 62 / 70 40 40 20 HOT SPRINGS AR 58 68 48 67 / 60 40 30 20 PINE BLUFF AR 59 72 49 68 / 70 40 30 30 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 56 64 45 62 / 70 50 40 20 MONTICELLO AR 60 73 50 69 / 60 30 30 30 SEARCY AR 58 69 48 65 / 70 40 40 30 MOUNT IDA AR 58 67 48 67 / 60 40 30 10 RUSSELLVILLE AR 56 65 47 65 / 60 40 40 20 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...55 / LONG TERM....51
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 440 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-061100- INDEPENDENCE-CONWAY-FAULKNER-IZARD-NEWTON-SEARCY-SCOTT-YELL-PERRY- JEFFERSON-STONE-HOT SPRING-GRANT-WHITE-WOODRUFF-GARLAND-CLEVELAND- DALLAS-CALHOUN-OUACHITA-DESHA-LINCOLN-LOGAN-BRADLEY-SALINE-BAXTER- MARION-SHARP-FULTON-BOONE-MONTGOMERY-POLK-JACKSON-CLEBURNE- VAN BUREN-POPE-PIKE-PULASKI-MONROE-LONOKE-PRAIRIE-DREW-ARKANSAS- CLARK-JOHNSON- 440 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS. THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WORKING EASTWARD AND MOVE INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THE STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH A LOT OF WIND ENERGY AND SOME TURNING OF THE WIND WITH HEIGHT...ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM HARRISON...TO RUSSELLVILLE TO HOT SPRINGS AND ARKADELPHIA. THE LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WORKING EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY OVER MUCH OF ARKANSAS. THE STORM SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE OVERHEAD...AND WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH COLD AIR ALOFT. THIS WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR HAIL TO FORM IN DEVELOPING STORMS. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO POP UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER MUCH OF THE STATE. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY LATER THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. && FOR THE LATEST GRAPHICAL AND TEXT FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/LZK 44
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
840 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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..REMARKS..
0835 PM HAIL 2 S COVE 34.41N 94.41W
04/05/2005 0.75 INCH POLK AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
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BBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
921 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0848 PM HAIL HATFIELD 34.49N 94.38W
04/05/2005 0.75 INCH POLK AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
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BBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
941 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM HAIL LANGLEY 34.32N 93.83W
04/05/2005 0.75 INCH PIKE AR CO-OP OBSERVER
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BBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1023 PM CDT TUE APR 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG NORMAN 34.46N 93.68W
04/05/2005 MONTGOMERY AR COUNTY OFFICIAL
POWER LINES DOWN. MOST OF COUNTY WITHOUT ELECTRICITY.
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BBThe Little Rock radar (KLZK), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew the metal roofing off several buildings in Leslie.
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