Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 1986
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 1986, 12:46 AM CST for Conway County, Pope County, Arkansas. It was in force for 59 min. 2 reports 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 8, 1986, 12:46 AM CST (06:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 1986, 1:45 AM CST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Conway County, AR, Pope 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 8, 1:03 AM CST | Hail 1.75 | Pope, AR | |
| Apr 8, 1:20 AM CST | Hail 0.75 | Conway, 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
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1228 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLIT 080649 COR TORLIT ARC029-115-080745- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING...COTRECTION FOR STORM MOVEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1246 AM CST TUE APR 8 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN ARK........CONWAY AND EASTERN POPE AT 1245 AM CST A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC NEAR DOVER IN POPE COUNTY ARKANSAS. LARGE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A LARGE AND DANGEROUS STORM AND RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 06
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 7, 10:32 PM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH, AR
1026 PM CST TUE APR 07 1986
TIME COUNTY EVENT
08/0411Z BENTON CY CITIZEN REPORT TORNADO NW ROGERS
08/0415Z BENTON CY NUMEROUS REPORTS MARBLE SIZE HAIL..LOUD ROARING
SOUND JUST NORT OF ROGERS.
08/0417Z BENTON CY ONE AND HALF INCHES RAIN IN BELLA VISTA
08/0423Z BENTON CY 3/4 INCH HAIL 4 MILES EAST OF ROGERS.
08/0425DZ BENTON CY 1 INCH HAIL 6 MILE WEST OF ROGERS WIND IN EXCESS
40 MPH.
08/0426 BENTON CY 3/4 INCH HAIL..AT LITTLE FLOCK ARKANSAS.Special weather statement, Apr 7, 10:57 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH AR 1100PM CST MON APR 7 1986 ...STREET FLOODING OCCURING IN BENTON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... MOTORIPST SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING LOW LYING AREAS AND UNDERPASSES IN WASHINGTON AND BENTON COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SO MORE STRET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 11:23 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH AR 1120 PM CST APR 7 1986 DISREGARD THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY ARKANSAS...THIS WAS CORRECTED TO READ fFOR MADISON COUNTY.
Local storm report, Apr 7, 11:47 PM CST, 59 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH, AR
1138 PM CST TUE APR 07 1986
TIME COUNTY EVENT
08/0437Z BENTON CY 3/4 INCH HAIL 10 EAST SPRINGDALE
08/0445Z BENTON CY STREET FLOODING IN CITY OF ROGERS..POLICE
REPORTED SOME CARS WASHED OFF ROADS.
08/0404Z BENTON CY STRAIGHT LINE WIND HWY 72 AT PEA RIDGE STATE
TROOPER BLOWN OFF ROAD.
08/0450Z BENTON CY HWY 102 WEST OF CENTERTOWN TREES ACROSS ROAD
08/0503Z BENTON CY 3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 8PM AT BLUE SPRINGS
EAST OF SPRINGDALE..FENCH BLOWN DOWN..THE POSTS
WERE SET IN CONCRETE.|
08/0505Z MADISON CY MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT HINDSVILLE.Local storm report, Apr 8, 12:20 AM CST, 26 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH, AR
1214 AM CST TUE APR 08 1986
TIME COUNTY EVENT
08/0505Z WASHINGTON CY TREES DOWN AT MAYFIELD ARK
08/0530Z BENTON CY HEAVY RAIN 50 MPH WIND BELLA VISTA
08/0535Z MADISON CY 31/2 INCHES RAIN SINCE 7PM
08/0536Z MADISON CY 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER HWY 74 WEST OF
HUNTSVILLE.
08/0545Z BENTON CY PEA SIZE HAIL IN ROGERS.
08/0547Z BENTON CY 3/4 INCH HAIL IN ROGERS
08/0555Z BENTON CY 3/4 INCH HAIL IN GRAVETTE
08/0618Z MADISON CY FLOODING REPORTED OVER ALL OF COUNTY..
BRIDGES WASHED OUT..SMALL STREAMS FLOODING
OVER ROADWAYS..REPORT OF STATE TROOPERS CAR
WASHED INTO DITCH.Local storm report, Apr 8, 12:24 AM CST, 22 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1225 AM CST TUE APR 8 1986 1132 PM...DAMAGE 1/2 MILE NORTH OF HOPEWELL IN CLEBURNE COUNTY. MOBILE HOME OVERTURNED, HOUSE DAMAGED, TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. REPORTED AS A TORNADO WITH A PATH THROUGH THE TREES. 28
The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 10:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway | 52 min |
| Apr 8, 12:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pope | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 1:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Perry | 67 min |
| Apr 8, 1:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 2:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Yell | 56 min |
| Apr 8, 2:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 2:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 3:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring | 58 min |
| Apr 8, 3:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas | 40 min |
| Apr 8, 3:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 3:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Drew | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 3:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 4:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 12:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lincoln | 55 min |
| Apr 8, 12:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Desha | 45 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.