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 Sep 27, 1:59 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 259 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO INTENSIFY FROM FORT SMITH TO JASPER. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY INTO THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. WENT WITH SCATTERED/NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN ABOUT THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL GIVEN FAIRLY COLD AIR ALOFT/FAIRLY DRY AIR ALOFT AND EVAPORATIVE COOLING. SOUNDING AT LITTLE ROCK HAD -14C AT 500 MB THIS MORNING. DYNAMICS WITH FRONT SHOULD KEEP CONVECTION GOING THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH SOME WEAKENING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED/LESS INTENSE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS BY THURSDAY MORNING. DRIER/COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW FRONT ON THURSDAY...WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. COLDEST AIR OF THE YOUNG FALL SEASON WILL BE HERE FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S/MID 40S. TOWARD THE WEEKEND...LARGE TROUGH ALOFT WILL HEAD INTO OHIO VALLEY...WITH RIDGING OVER ARKANSAS. WILL CATCH TAIL END OF FRONT SWINGING THROUGH EASTERN UNITED STATES...BUT FRONT WILL DO LITTLE BUT INCREASE CLOUDS. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE...WITH A WARMING TREND. && .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A BROAD UPPER RIDGE WILL BE BUILDING OVER THE AREA TO BEGIN THE PERIOD. BY MONDAY THE RIDGE WILL BE OVER ARKANSAS BUT WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL KEEP ANY MOISTURE NORTH OF THE AREA...THEREFORE WILL KEEP THE EXTENDED DRY. THE RIDGE WILL PROVIDE A WARMUP AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... LITTLE ROCK AR 59 70 45 72 / 40 10 0 10 HARRISON AR 50 63 39 69 / 40 10 0 10 HOT SPRINGS AR 57 70 45 71 / 30 10 0 10 PINE BLUFF AR 60 72 45 71 / 30 20 0 10 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 51 63 39 71 / 40 10 0 10 MONTICELLO AR 60 75 45 73 / 30 20 0 10 SEARCY AR 56 67 44 71 / 50 10 0 10 MOUNT IDA AR 52 69 42 74 / 30 10 0 10 RUSSELLVILLE AR 52 66 41 71 / 40 10 0 10 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...46 / LONG TERM...51
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1220 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-281000- ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND- CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING- INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE- MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE- PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE- WOODRUFF-YELL- 1220 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS TO THE NORTH OF CLARKSVILLE...MORRILTON...SEARCY AND AUGUSTA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL MOVE ACROSS STATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE FRONT...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WAS ONGOING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS. THE PRECIPITATION WAS DEVELOPING IN RESPONSE TO A SYSTEM ALOFT FROM OKLAHOMA. AS THE ATMOSPHERE HEATS UP THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE FRONT ARRIVES FROM THE NORTH...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LITTLE ROCK. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH PENNY SIZE HAIL OR LARGER THE MAIN CONCERN. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 46
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:44 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
One person was struck by lightning. The person sustained minor injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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