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 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
Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) - James (Jim) Reynolds
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 J. Koch
Service Hydrologist - Tabitha Clarke
Observations Program Leader - Sean J. Clarke
5 Senior Forecasters
7 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