Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 1986
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 1986, 5:42 PM CST for Saline County, Arkansas. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 1986, 5:42 PM CST (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 1986, 6:45 PM CST
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Whole counties
County Saline County, AR
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 3548 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 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 042342 TORLIT ARC125-050045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 542 PM CST FRI APR 4 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY IN ARK........SALINE AT 533PM A TORNADO WAS INDICATED BY RADAR 5 MILES EAST OF HOT SPRINGS AR MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WS REPORTED IN THE LAKE HAMILTON AREA OF HOT SPRINGS AT 507 PM. THIS IS A LARGE AND DANGEROUS STORM AND RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION..PEOPLE IN THE IMMEDIATE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE TO THE CENTRAL PARTS OF THEIR HOMES IMMEDIATELY! GET OUT OF MOBILE HOMES INTO A REINFORCED SHELTER BEFORE THE STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA. EVEN WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES ARE VUNERABLE TO /BEING OVERTURNED OR DESTROYED BY A TORNADO. 22
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 14 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 3 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 4 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 9 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 1 minute 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 17 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, 4:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 4:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland | 66 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.