Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2003
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2003, 8:30 PM CDT for Bradley County, Arkansas. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2003, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2003, 9:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Bradley County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 3303 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1062 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.9
- Supercell composite
- 16.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
292 WFUS54 KLZK 250130 TORLIT ARC011-250210- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 830 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BRADLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS * UNTIL 910 PM CDT * AT 828 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARSDEN...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUTTIG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... MARSDEN AROUND 840 PM CDT VICK AROUND 855 PM CDT JOHNSVILLE AROUND 910 PM CDT && A DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED TORNADO MEANS 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. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK. LAT...LON 3317 9215 3331 9234 3337 9197 $$ 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.
NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 24, 3:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 3:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...AMENDED FOR PRELIMINARY NUMBERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 335 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003 NOT MUCH TIME TO TALK TODAY...SO I WILL MAKE THIS QUICK. BIGGEST CONCERN TONIGHT IS SEVERE WEATHER...ESPECIALLY TORNADO POTENTIAL. GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM THE I-30 / US 67-167 CORRIDOR ON EAST TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WILL ADDRESS THESE ISSUES ACCORDINGLY IN THE ZONES. ONCE THE DRYLINE MOVES THROUGH...RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE. DUE TO PROXIMITY OF UPPER LOW...STILL A POSSIBILITY OF SOME ISOLATED TSRA OVER THE NORTH TOMORROW...SO LEFT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THOSE AREAS. THINGS DRY OUT FRIDAY NIGHT...AS THE COLD FRONT EXITS THE FORECAST AREA. WEEKEND LOOKS FAIRLY TOLERABLE AS HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS IN AND THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND STALLS. STILL LOOKING AT FRONT BACKING NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. BASICALLY LEFT THE EXTENDED AS IS...THOUGH CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO BE LESS THAN STELLAR. PRELIMINARY ISC GRIDS HAVE BEEN SENT...THOUGH THEY ARE SUBJECT TO LAST MINUTE REVISIONS. DISCUSSION WILL BE UPDATED LATER TO INCLUDE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS. FCSTID = 57 HRO 50 65 47 71 / 50 20 10 5 LIT 56 75 52 74 / 60 10 10 5 HOT 55 74 53 74 / 60 10 10 5 PBF 58 75 53 75 / 60 10 10 5 .LZK...NONE. 57
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 7:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-251000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 715 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE..TONIGHT A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS ARKANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING WIND...AND TORNADOES. THE SEVERE STORMS SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH ARKANSAS ON MONDAY AND MAY STALL IN THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO THIS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN MOST OF ARKANSAS. 56
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 24, 5:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
537 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0528 PM 8 N JUDSONIA AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 WHITE REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER
28Local storm report, Apr 24, 6:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
610 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0542 PM PYATT AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 MARION REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0545 PM SNOW AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 MARION REPORTED BY
MEDIA
0550 PM BOSWELL AR 2.75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 IZARD REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0550 PM 9 S MELBOURNE AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 IZARD REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0551 PM MELBOURNE AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 IZARD REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
28Local storm report, Apr 24, 6:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
629 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0555 PM BRADFORD AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 WHITE REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR
28Local storm report, Apr 24, 7:32 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
732 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM THIDA AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 INDEPENDENCE REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
0605 PM ASH FLAT AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 SHARP REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0625 PM 2 W MOUNTAIN HOME AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 BAXTER REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
0625 PM 5 S MOUNTAIN HOME AR 2.00 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 BAXTER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER
0630 PM COTTER AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 BAXTER REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0630 PM GASSVILLE AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 BAXTER REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0630 PM MIDWAY AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 BAXTER REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
0631 PM PEEL AR WIND DAMAGE
04/24/03 MARION TREES DOWN AND MOBILE
HOME DAMAGED. REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
0649 PM 5 S MOUNTAIN HOME AR 2.75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 BAXTER REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER
28Local storm report, Apr 24, 7:38 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
738 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0718 PM WHITEHALL AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY
STORM SPOTTER
0730 PM OXFORD AR 1.00 INCH HAIL
04/24/03 IZARD REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
28Local storm report, Apr 24, 7:52 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
752 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0743 PM OXFORD AR TORNADO
04/24/03 IZARD BRIEF TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN REPORTED
BY SHERIFFS OFFICE.
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
28The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Izard | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Izard | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Izard | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Ouachita | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Sharp | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Fulton, Izard | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Izard | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Izard | 12 min |
| Apr 24, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas | 29 min |
| Apr 24, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 11:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jackson | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson | 3 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.