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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Nov 10, 1998, 2:39 AM CST for Baxter 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
- Nov 10, 1998, 2:39 AM CST (08:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 1998, 3:30 AM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Whole counties
County Baxter County, AR
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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, 3:00 AM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Mountain Home, 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 10, 1:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -341 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 524 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 505 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 565 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
315 WFUS1 KLIT 100841 RRA TORLIT ARC005-100930- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 239 AM CST TUE NOV 10 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BAXTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS * UNTIL 330 AM CST * AT 238 AM CST... DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 14 MILES WEST OF MOUNTAIN HOME OR 5 MILES WEST OF COTTER... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE... COTTER AROUND 240 AM CST... GASSVILLE AROUND 245 AM CST... LAKEVIEW AROUND 245 AM CST... BUFORD AROUND 245 AM CST... MOUNTAIN HOME AROUND 250 AM CST... A DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED TORNADO MEANS THAT THERE IS STRONG ROTATION WITHIN A STORM. THE STORM MAY NOT BE PRODUCING A TORNADO AT THE MOMENT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO INDOORS NOW TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 46
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, Nov 9, 10:50 PM CST, 3 hours 49 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 49 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, 47 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, 47 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, 1:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone | 48 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, 2:55 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 |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.