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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 13, 1997Scott County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 1997, 7:24 PM CDT for Scott County, Arkansas. It was in force for 51 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
Jun 13, 1997, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 1997, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Whole counties

County Scott County, AR

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 13, 7:35 PM CDTHail 0.75Waldron, 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 228 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 1997-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 110 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 1997-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
110 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KLIT 140023
TORLIT
ARC127-140115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
724 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK AR HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN WESTERN ARKANSAS

   ...SCOTT COUNTY
 
AT 723 PM CDT...A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS DETECTED BY DOPPLER RADAR 8
MILES WEST OF WALDRON OR 3 MILES WEST OF WINFIELD MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
WINFIELD                     AROUND 725 PM CDT  ...
HON                          AROUND 725 PM CDT  ...
WALDRON                      AROUND 740 PM CDT  ...

IF YOU ARE AT HOME AND IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR
ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. AS A LAST RESORT...LAY IN A BATHTUB. COVER YOUR
BODY WITH A MATTRESS...PILLOWS OR CUSHIONS. THOSE IN\ MOBILE HOMES
SHOULD MOVE TO A STRONG BUILDING OR UNDERGROUND SHELTER. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS...AND NO BUILDINGS ARE AVAILABLE...LAY IN A DITCH OR CULVERT
TO AVOID FLYING DEBRIS. BUT BEWARE OF RISING WATER.

29/45

The office that day

Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk64 min
Jun 13, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner49 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.