Daytime heating caused some thunderstorms to develop over western Arkansas on the afternoon of the 17th. One of the storms became severe.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
Daytime heating caused some thunderstorms to develop over western Arkansas on the afternoon of the 17th. One of the storms became severe.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Sep 17, 1:46 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 246 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL HOLD THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. PRECIPITATION WILL TEND TO FORM IN NORTHERN/WESTERN ARKANSAS AWAY FROM THE HIGH. ON FRIDAY...SIGNIFICANT TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY...WITH THE HIGH SHUNTED TO THE SOUTHEAST. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH MOISTURE IN PLACE FOR GOOD CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL BE THE HIGHEST FOR QUITE SOME TIME...WITH NOTHING SIMILAR SINCE MID- AUGUST. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY. CLOUDS/PRECIPITATION WILL KEEP READINGS CLOSER TO NORMAL OR PERHAPS A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL ON FRIDAY. && .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY...WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE STATE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND NORMAL...WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S...AND OVERNIGHT LOWS AROUND 60. UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION...AND KEEP RAIN CHANCES OUT OF FORECAST THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 65 89 67 91 / 10 10 10 20 CAMDEN AR 68 93 68 93 / 20 10 10 20 HARRISON AR 66 87 65 88 / 20 20 10 20 HOT SPRINGS AR 68 91 68 90 / 20 10 10 20 LITTLE ROCK AR 67 91 68 92 / 10 10 10 20 MONTICELLO AR 68 93 69 92 / 20 10 10 20 MOUNT IDA AR 68 91 66 90 / 20 20 10 20 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 65 88 66 89 / 20 20 10 20 NEWPORT AR 66 90 67 91 / 10 10 10 20 PINE BLUFF AR 67 92 68 92 / 10 10 10 20 RUSSELLVILLE AR 67 91 67 91 / 20 20 10 20 SEARCY AR 65 90 67 91 / 10 10 10 20 STUTTGART AR 67 91 68 91 / 10 10 10 20 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...46 / LONG TERM...58
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 332 AM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-181000- 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- 332 AM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH TONIGHT. WILDFIRE DANGER REMAINS IN THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE AT THIS TIME. BURN BANS REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS MANY COUNTIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS BECAUSE OF THESE DRY CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SOME ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. CHANCES FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE FOR FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH INTO THE STATE. SOME STRONG STORMS COULD DEVELOP WITH THIS ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE STATE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BEHIND THE FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 62
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 303 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ARZ041-172035- MONTGOMERY AR- 303 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MIMOSA...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MT IDA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NORMAN... MIMOSA... CADDO GAP... BLACK SPRINGS... && IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...MOVE INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. LAT...LON 3452 9357 3435 9360 3443 9391 3453 9389 TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 282DEG 5KT 3447 9380 46
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 315 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ARZ040-172100- POLK AR- 315 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL POLK COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 312 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MENA INTERMOUNTAIN AIRPORT...OR NEAR MENA... MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL FROM PEA UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MENA... POLK COUNTY FAIRGNDS... MENA INTERMOUNTAIN AIRPORT... LAKE MENA... NUNLEY... INK... DALLAS... BOARD CAMP... ACORN... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3468 9406 3449 9402 3444 9426 3464 9429 TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 251DEG 7KT 3454 9422 59
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 335 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ARZ041-172105- MONTGOMERY AR- 335 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 331 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NORMAN...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF MT IDA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MT IDA... NORMAN... MIMOSA... GAP CREEK REC AREA... SILVER... HURRICANE GROVE... CADDO GAP... BLACK SPRINGS... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3463 9340 3438 9341 3439 9374 3451 9376 TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 261DEG 13KT 3445 9366 /51
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
412 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013
ARZ041-052>054-172140-
CLARK AR-HOT SPRING AR-MONTGOMERY AR-PIKE AR-
412 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN PIKE...SOUTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY...WESTERN HOT SPRING AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL
445 PM CDT...
AT 408 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF GLENWOOD...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST
OF LAKE GREESON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GLENWOOD... AMITY... WELSH...
ROSBORO... POINT CEDAR... BONNERDALE...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3439 9340 3439 9330 3421 9333 3430 9366
3437 9364
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 278DEG 15KT 3433 9359
/51SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 450 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ARZ053-054-172220- CLARK AR-HOT SPRING AR- 450 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN HOT SPRING AND NORTHERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 446 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF AMITY...OR 11 MILES WEST OF DEGRAY LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DEGRAY LAKE... DEGRAY LAKE SP... POINT CEDAR... MARCUS... CANEY... BISMARCK... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3439 9309 3419 9309 3425 9342 3433 9342 TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 266DEG 13KT 3429 9334 /51
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down near Arkansas 8.
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