Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 1992, 4:54 AM CST for Lonoke County, Arkansas. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 1992, 4:54 AM CST (10:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 1992, 5:45 AM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lonoke County, AR
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KUMN), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 294 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
- 469 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLIT 061054 SVRLIT ARC085-061145- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 454 AM CST FRI MAR 6 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS ...LONOKE COUNTY AT 450 A.M. RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF ENGLAND. LARGE HAIL WAS INDICATED IN THIS STORM. MOVEMENT WAS EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROO M ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 12:48 AM CST, 4 hours 6 minutes before
ARZ005-006-008-010-060745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1247 AM CST FRI MAR 6 1992 AT 1245 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF PINE BLUFF...ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF ARKADELPHIA AND JUST WEST OF GOULD. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST OF HOT SPRINGS TO NEAR CONWAY TO SOUTHEAST OF HEBER SPRINGS WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. VERY HEAVY RAINS WERE REPORTED ALONG THIS LINE DUE ITS SLOW MOVING NATURE. SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 25
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 12:57 AM CST, 3 hours 57 minutes before
ARZ005-006-008-010-060745- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO FIRST LINE...TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1247 AM CST FRI MAR 6 1992 AT 1245 AM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF PINE BLUFF...ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF ARKADELPHIA AND JUST WEST OF GOULD. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST OF HOT SPRINGS TO NEAR CONWAY TO SOUTHEAST OF HEBER SPRINGS WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. VERY HEAVY RAINS WERE REPORTED ALONG THIS LINE DUE ITS SLOW MOVING NATURE. SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFOmRMATION. 25
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 1:10 AM CST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
ARZ001-004-007-060815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT SMITH AR 109 AM CST FRI MAR 6 1992 ...AT 100 AM THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS EXPIRED FOR WEST AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAIN...HIGH WINDS... SOME HAIL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. NO SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED A9CROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT BUT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS.
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 2:22 AM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
ARZ003-005-006-012-013-014-016-060930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 222 AM CST FRI MAR 6 1992 AT 215 AM...SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS WERE LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTEHAST CORNER OF THE STATE. THE THUNDERSHOWERS CONTINUED TO DIMINISH BOTH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 40 EXPIRED AS OF 1 AM. ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSHOWERS WERE ON THE DECREASE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WILL STILL OBSERVE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 25
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 2:32 AM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
ARZ003-005-006-012-013-014-016-060930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 222 AM CST FRI MAR 6 1992 AT 215 AM...SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS WERE LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTEHAST CORNER OF THE STATE. THE THUNDERSHOWERS CONTINUED TO DIMINISH BOTH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 40 EXPIRED AS OF 1 AM. ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSHOWERS WERE ON THE DECREASE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WILL STILL OBSERVE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO MFOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 25
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 3:21 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
ARZ003-006-008-012-013-014-061030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 321 AM CST FRI MAR 6 1992 AT 320 AM...STRONG THUNDERSHOWERS WERE LOCATED FROM CENTRAL THROUGH NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS WERE ALSO LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TIP OF THE STATE. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED SMALL HAIL AROUND 315 AM ON CHENAL PARKWAY IN WESTERN LITTLE ROCK. LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS REPORTED SOME LINES DOWN AND STRONG WINDS NEAR MARKHAM AND UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WILL OCCUR WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSHOWERS. BRIEF PERIODS OF URBAN FLOODING MAY RESULT WITH THE HEAVY RAINS. COVERAGE OF THE THUNDERSHOWERS CONTINUED TO DECREASE THIS HOUR...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 6:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Newton | 58 min |
| Mar 5, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark | 32 min |
| Mar 5, 6:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke | 52 min |
| Mar 5, 6:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland | 59 min |
| Mar 5, 6:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | White | 65 min |
| Mar 5, 7:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence | 59 min |
| Mar 5, 7:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Prairie | 63 min |
| Mar 5, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 50 min |
| Mar 5, 7:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Marion | 61 min |
| Mar 5, 7:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe, Woodruff | 61 min |
| Mar 5, 7:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark | 68 min |
| Mar 5, 8:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 54 min |
| Mar 5, 8:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland | 58 min |
| Mar 5, 9:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ouachita | 63 min |
| Mar 5, 10:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 48 min |
| Mar 5, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark | 28 min |
| Mar 5, 10:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 51 min |
| Mar 6, 5:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 37 min |
| Mar 6, 2:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Van Buren | 31 min |
| Mar 6, 2:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne | 61 min |
| Mar 6, 2:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner | 55 min |
| Mar 6, 3:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | White | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 3:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | White | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | White | 30 min |
| Mar 6, 4:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Prairie | 32 min |
| Mar 6, 4:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Prairie | 33 min |
| Mar 6, 4:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Monroe, Woodruff | 38 min |
| Mar 6, 5:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 32 min |
| Mar 6, 5:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Randolph | 41 min |
| Mar 6, 5:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke | 52 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
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.