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National Weather Service North Little Rock, Arkansas - Wikipedia

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National Weather Service - North Little Rock, AR, also known as National Weather Service - Little Rock, AR, is a local weather forecast office responsible for monitoring weather conditions for 47 of Arkansas's 75 counties, excluding 7 counties in Northwestern Arkansas, 9 counties in Southwestern and South Central Arkansas, Ashley and Chicot counties in Extreme Southeastern Arkansas, and 14 counties in Eastern Arkansas. Those counties are monitored by the Weather Service offices in Tulsa, Shreveport, Jackson (MS), and Memphis respectively. The current office in North Little Rock maintains a WSR-88D (NEXRAD) radar system and Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) that greatly improve forecasting in the region. North Little Rock is in charge of weather forecasts, warnings and local statements as well as aviation weather. The name of the Doppler weather radar (WSR-88D) code used by this office is LZK. The National Weather Service at North Little Rock, Arkansas programs 12 NOAA Weather Radio transmitters across Arkansas, with 25 transmitters statewide.

NWS NLR Team^[1]

Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) - Dennis Cavanaugh (Acting)
Administrative Support Assistant (ASA) - Vacant
Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) - Dennis Cavanaugh
Science and Operations Officer (SOO) - Christopher Buonanno
Electronic Systems Administrator (ESA) - Gary Heifner
Information Technology Officer (ITO) - Daniel Koch
Service Hydrologist - Tabitha Clarke
Observations Program Leader - Sean Clarke
6 Senior Forecasters
6 Meteorologist/Forecasters
1 Electronics Technician

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) Sites served by this office

KADF - Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field
KBPK - Ozark Regional Airport
KHOT - Memorial Field Airport
KHRO - Boone County Airport
KLIT - Clinton National Airport
KLLQ - Monticello Municipal Airport (Ellis Field)
KPBF - Grider Field

NOAA Weather Radio Stations served by this office

KXI91 - Morrilton, 162.475 MHz
KXI92 - High Peak, 162.425 MHz
KXI96 - Russell-Russell Mtn., 162.400 MHz
KXI97 - Mena-Eagle Mtn., 162.400 MHz
WNG639 - Cherokee Village-Agnos, 162.475 MHz
WWF96 - Russellville, 162.525 MHz
WWG54 - Yellville-Rea Valley, 162.500 MHz
WXJ48 - Gurdon, 162.475 MHz
WXJ54 - Star City, 162.400 MHz
WXJ55 - Little Rock-Shinall Mtn., 162.500 MHz
WXL66 - Mountain View, 162.450 MHz
WXN92 - Harrison, 162.525 MHz

References

^ National Weather Service in Little Rock, Arkansas (April 3, 2023). NWS Little Rock, AR - Meet The Staff (Report). National Weather Service. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

External links

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NWS NLR Team[1]

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) Sites served by this office

NOAA Weather Radio Stations served by this office

References

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