Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 1990, 9:12 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Arkansas. It was in force for 33 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 1990, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1990, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jefferson 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 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 3613 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 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 030214 TORLIT ARC069-030245- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 912 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS ...JEFFERSON COUNTY AT 910 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO WITH A STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN SIGHTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVED SOUTH OF REDFIELD EARLIER. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT INy THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. 34
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
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
ARZ002>016-022200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 403 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS... A TORNADO WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. AT 400 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM JUST NORTH OF RUSSELLVILLE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF DANVILLE TO 15 MILES WEST OF MOUNT IDA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF- MOUNT IDA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OCCURRING IN EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR HOLLY GROVE AND 10 MILES EAST OF CLARENDON. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. 28
Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH, AR
415 PM CDT SAT JUN 02 1990
DATE/TIME CDT LOCATION EVENT
02/1200 NOON SOUTHEAST SEBASTIAN CY A SMALL F0 TORNADO TOUCHED
DOWN BRIEFLY 4 MILES SOUTH OF
GREENWOOD OFF HIWAY 71. DAMAGE
TO SEVERAL HOMES AND METAL OUT
BUILDINGS. ROOF WAS OFF OF ONE
MOBILE HOME AND ROOF DAMAGE TO
TWO OTHER HOMES. SEVERAL TREES
DOWN AND SOME ACROSS POWER LINES.
NO INJURIES. PATH ABOUT 50 YARDS
WIDE WITH TWO BRIEF TOUCH DOWNS
ABOUT ONE MILE? APART BEING ON
THE GROUND ABOUT 100 YARDS EACH
TIME.Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:33 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
OKZ020-013-ARZ001-004-007-022230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH AR 433 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 374 HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BGY THE FORT SMITH WEATHER OFFICE... RADAR AT 430 PM CDT SHOWED A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWERS IN CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:34 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
OKZ020-013-ARZ001-004-007-022230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH AR 433 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 374 HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BHY THE FORT SMITH WEATHER OFFICE... RADAR AT 430 PM CDT SHOWED A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWERS IN CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
ARZ002>016-022300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 520 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF ARKANSAS BUT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE... THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND MUCH OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS. HOWEVER...THE WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR ABOUT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. SPECIFICALLY...THE COUNTIES NO LONGER UNDER A TORNADO WATCH ARE... IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONWAY FAULKNER GARLAND LONOKE PERRY POPE PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE WHITE YELL < IN EASTERN ARKANSAS CLAY CRAIGHEAD CROSS GREENE JACKSON LAWRENCE MONROE POINSETT RANDOLPH ST. FRANCIS WOODRUFF IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS BAXTER BOONE CLEBURNE FULTON INDEPENDENCE IZARD MARION NEWTON SEARCY SHARP STONE VAN BUREN IN WESTERN ARKANSAS JOHNSON LOGAN MONTGOMERY PIKE POLK SCOTT THE TORNADO WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS GRANT IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS CALHOUN CLARK COLUMBIA DALLAS HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING HOWARD LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER MILLER NEVADA OUACHITA SEVIER UNION IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS ARKANSAS BRADLEY CLEVELAND DREW JEFFERSON LINCOLN THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP NEAR A COLD FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF ARKANSAS...SO THERE IS STILL A THREAT tOF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. 28
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 6:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
ARZ009>011-015-016-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 559 PM CDT SAT JUN 2 1990 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR ABOUT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ARKANSAS. AT 555 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN CLARK COUNTY IN THE AREA AROUND OKOLONA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. 28
The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Woodruff | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Grant | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 3:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita, Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 115 min |
| Jun 3, 2:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Ashley | 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.