Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 587, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 10, 1998, 1:57 AM CST for Boone County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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
- Nov 10, 1998, 1:57 AM CST (07:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 1998, 2:45 AM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Whole counties
County Boone County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2:05 AM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Harrison, AR | |
| Nov 10, 2:10 AM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Bellefonte, AR | |
| Nov 10, 2:20 AM CST | Tornado F0 | Harmon, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 11:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Nov 9, 10:50 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
ARZ003-012-021-030-037-040-050-051-059-100800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1050 PM CST MON NOV 9 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD ARKANSAS DURING THE EVENING PRODUCING NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN QUARTER OF THE STATE. THESE SHOWERS HAVE NOT PRODUCED ANY SEVERE WEATHER YET...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BORDER OF THE STATE AROUND MIDNIGHT OR 1 AM. EVERYONE IS URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER ACTION PLANS AND SAFETY RULES. 32
Special weather statement, Nov 9, 10:50 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
ARZ003-012-021-030-037-040-050-051-059-100800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1050 PM CST MON NOV 9 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD ARKANSAS DURING THE EVENING PRODUCING NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN QUARTER OF THE STATE. THESE SHOWERS HAVE NOT PRODUCED ANY SEVERE WEATHER YET...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BORDER OF THE STATE AROUND MIDNIGHT OR 1 AM. EVERYONE IS URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER ACTION PLANS AND SAFETY RULES. 32
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 1:52 AM CST, 5 minutes before
ARZ004>009-013>018-022>028-031>036-038-039-041>049-052>058-060>073- 101345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 152 AM CST TUE NOV 10 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF ARKANSAS UNTIL 8 AM... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ARKANSAS TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR JUST AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT. THIS CLASH OF AIRMASSES WILL ALSO CAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES THROUGH 8 THIS MORNING OVER MOST OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. EVERYONE IS URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER ACTION PLANS AND SAFETY RULES. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER ON QUICK NOTICE. 16
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 1:52 AM CST, 5 minutes before
ARZ004>009-013>018-022>028-031>036-038-039-041>049-052>058-060>073- 101345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 152 AM CST TUE NOV 10 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF ARKANSAS UNTIL 8 AM... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ARKANSAS TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR JUST AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT. THIS CLASH OF AIRMASSES WILL ALSO CAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES THROUGH 8 THIS MORNING OVER MOST OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. EVERYONE IS URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER ACTION PLANS AND SAFETY RULES. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER ON QUICK NOTICE. 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 12:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott | 62 min |
| Nov 10, 1:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk | 66 min |
| Nov 10, 1:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Johnson | 62 min |
| Nov 10, 1:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Newton | 62 min |
| Nov 10, 1:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Pope, Yell | 64 min |
| Nov 10, 1:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pike | 64 min |
| Nov 10, 1:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan | 35 min |
| Nov 10, 2:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pope, Searcy | 47 min |
| Nov 10, 2:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Boone, Marion | 46 min |
| Nov 10, 2:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Van Buren | 55 min |
| Nov 10, 2:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Baxter | 51 min |
| Nov 10, 2:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Stone | 50 min |
| Nov 10, 2:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Perry | 63 min |
| Nov 10, 2:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark | 63 min |
| Nov 10, 2:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway | 63 min |
| Nov 10, 3:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Izard | 61 min |
| Nov 10, 3:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Saline | 52 min |
| Nov 10, 3:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Pulaski | 61 min |
| Nov 10, 3:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Dallas, Grant | 56 min |
| Nov 10, 3:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Sharp | 48 min |
| Nov 10, 4:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson, White | 54 min |
| Nov 10, 4:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lonoke | 54 min |
| Nov 10, 4:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe, Prairie | 61 min |
| Nov 10, 4:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Woodruff | 61 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.