Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 4, 1986, 6:23 PM CST for Pulaski County, Arkansas. It was in force for 67 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 1986, 6:23 PM CST (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 1986, 7:30 PM CST
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pulaski County, AR
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:15 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Pulaski, AR |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 216 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLIT 050023 SVRLIT ARC119-050130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 623 PM CST FRI APR 4 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY IN ARK........PULASKI AT 620PM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY RADAR NEAR BENTON ARKANSAS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF FUNNELS CLOUDS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF BENTON IN THE PAST SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR AND HAIL 3/4-INCH OR LARGER. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA, SO -REMEMBER, THESE STORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING, SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT. 22
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 4, 12:28 PM CST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH, AR 1221 PM CST FRI APR 04 1986 TIME LOCATION EVENT 04/1750Z MADISON CY AR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT HUNTSVILLE 04/1755Z BENTON CY AR 3/4 INCH HAIL IN LOWELL ARK BY STATE POLICE 04/1803Z CRAWFORD CY AR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT MOUNT GAYLOR ARK 04/1804Z BENTON CY AR MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT ROGERS ARK 04/1820Z SEQUOYAH CY OK PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL 4 MILE W SALLISAW
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 12:39 PM CST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1235 PM CST FRI APR 4 1986 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 300 PM... AT 1230 PM CST..RADAR INDICATED A 10 MILE WIDE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTHWEST OF NEWPORT TO JUST NORTH OF CONWAY TO 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF MORRILTON. THE HEAVIEST STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR HEBER SPRINGS..NEAR QUITMAN AND 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORRILTON. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILE AN HOUR. HEAVY RAIN..GUSTY WINDS..FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. COVERAGE AND INTENSITIES HAVE SHOWN LITTLE CHANGE DURING THE PAST HOUR. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. < PERSONS ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN ARKANSAS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 22
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 2:38 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 235 PM CST FRI APR 4 1986 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS UNTIL 900 PM... AT 235 PM CST..RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER ABOUT THE NORTHWESTERN 1/3 OF ARKANSAS. THE AREA WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR MENA TO CLINTON TO PARAGOULD. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF OZARK. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILE AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. PERSONS THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOS^ELY FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. < 22
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 3:33 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 330 PM CST FRI APR 4 1986 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS UNTIL 900 PM... AT 330 PM VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING IN SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. HALF INCH SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTY AT 345PM. RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR OZARK ARKANSAS, TO NEAR MURFREESBORO ARKANSAS, AND ANOTHER JUST EAST OF MTN HOME ARKANSAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS COVERED A LARGE AREA OF WEST AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS. 22
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 3:41 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 330 PM CST FRI APR 4 1986 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS UNTIL 900 PM... AT 330 PM VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING IN SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. HALF INCH SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTY AT 325PM. RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR OZARK ARKANSAS, TO NEAR MURFREESBORO ARKANSAS, AND ANOTHER JUST EAST OF MTN HOME ARKANSAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS COVERED A LARGE AREA OF WEST AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS. 100/22
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 4:25 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 425 PM CST FRI APR 4 1986 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS UNTIL 900 PM... AT 420 PM VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS. HALF INCH SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT HARTMAN WHICH IS NEAR CLARKSVILLE IN JOHNSON COUNTY AT 407PM. RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSHOWERS AND A FEW VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BULL SHOALS RESERVOIR TO JUST EAST OF CLARKSVILLE TO JUST EAST OF MURFREESBORO. THE HEAVIEST STORM WAS LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN END OF LAKE GREESON IN PIKE COUNTY. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PERSONS IN WESTERN..SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS SHOULD MONITOR THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. < 22
The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 6:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland | 30 min |
| Apr 4, 6:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 6:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Grant | 57 min |
| Apr 4, 6:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 66 min |
| Apr 4, 6:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Saline | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 7:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 8:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe | 53 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.