1 lightning, 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 May 28, 1:33 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 233 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON...AS INDICATED BY LOCAL RADAR DATA. THE GREATEST COVERAGE HAS BEEN CROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS ACTIVITY HAS DEVELOPED IN AN AREA OF RELATIVELY DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW...AND A LACK OF SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE INHIBITION. EXPECT MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE UNDER THIS GENERAL UPPER FLOW PATTERN THROUGH MID WEEK. AGAIN...EXPECT CONVECTION TO DEVELOP EACH DAY...WITH A PRONOUNCED DIURNAL COMPONENT. THE BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION WILL BE LATE WEDNESDAY...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. CLOUD COVER SHOULD KEEP MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW THE TEMPERATRUES THAT WERE EXPERIENCED LATE LAST WEEK. && .LONG TERM...THRUSDAY THROUGH MONDAY H5 TROF JUST EAST OF THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE LONG TERM. THIS WILL ALLOW SURFACE NORTHERLY FLOW TO MOVE ACROSS THE AR LATE NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING DOWN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND SENSIBLE TEMPERATURES TO GIVE A MORE NORMAL FEEL TO TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENDING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. DRY FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH A BRIEF BOUT OF SMALL POPS OVER THE NORTHERN BORDER SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT WINDSHIFT MAKES ITS WAY FROM THE WEST. && && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... LITTLE ROCK AR 71 86 70 86 / 20 40 40 50 HARRISON AR 68 85 68 83 / 20 30 20 40 HOT SPRINGS AR 70 85 69 87 / 20 40 30 50 PINE BLUFF AR 71 86 70 86 / 20 50 40 50 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 68 86 68 84 / 20 30 20 40 MONTICELLO AR 71 86 70 87 / 20 60 50 60 SEARCY AR 71 86 70 85 / 20 40 40 50 MOUNT IDA AR 70 86 69 87 / 20 30 30 50 RUSSELLVILLE AR 70 86 68 86 / 20 30 30 40 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...55 / LONG TERM...32
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:50 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a tree, with a branch from the tree falling on a person attending a biker festival. The person was injured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5509626.