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.
^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.