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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 4, 2003Cleburne County, Stone County, Van Buren County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at May 4, 2003, 7:06 PM CDT for Cleburne County, Stone County, Van Buren County, Arkansas. It was in force for 29 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
May 4, 2003, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2003, 7:35 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cleburne County, AR, Stone County, AR, Van Buren County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 4, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2003-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2099 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2003-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 321 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2099 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
321 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
4.6
Supercell composite
15.8

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The text

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

751 
WFUS54 KLZK 050006
TORLIT
ARC023-137-141-050035-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
706 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  STONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  CLEBURNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  VAN BUREN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 735 PM CDT

* AT 704 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO OVER FAIRFIELD BAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHEASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY AROUND 720 PM CDT
RURAL NORTHWESTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY AROUND 720 PM CDT
RURAL WESTERN STONE COUNTY AROUND 730 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 3597 9236 3600 9210 3553 9180 3560 9243

$$

29/22

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKScott44 min
May 4, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson30 min
May 4, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson27 min
May 4, 7:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKFaulkner28 min
May 4, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKFaulkner20 min
May 4, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKCleburne42 min
May 4, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKFaulkner31 min
May 4, 8:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLonoke, White45 min
May 4, 8:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKWhite, Woodruff52 min
May 4, 9:05 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKJackson40 min
May 4, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKScott, Yell47 min
May 4, 11:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKYell27 min
May 5, 12:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPerry43 min
May 5, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKSaline28 min
May 5, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Pulaski46 min
May 5, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke43 min
May 5, 1:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKWhite34 min
May 5, 1:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPrairie32 min
May 5, 2:07 AM CDTTornado WarningLZKPrairie23 min
May 5, 2:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMonroe, Woodruff28 min
May 5, 2:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKSearcy27 min
May 5, 3:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKStone39 min
May 5, 3:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIzard30 min
May 5, 3:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKSharp29 min
May 5, 12:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKOuachita32 min
May 5, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun40 min
May 5, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley36 min
May 5, 1:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDrew39 min
May 5, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKOuachita28 min
May 5, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDesha29 min
May 5, 1:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDrew31 min
May 5, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun, Drew32 min
May 5, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun30 min
May 5, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDrew31 min
May 5, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley30 min
May 5, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun29 min
May 5, 2:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKBradley31 min
May 5, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDrew32 min
May 5, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDesha37 min
May 5, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKDrew39 min
May 5, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKOuachita29 min
May 5, 3:29 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKDesha41 min
May 5, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun30 min
May 5, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPike43 min
May 5, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland29 min
May 5, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLincoln38 min
May 5, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas42 min
May 5, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland, Jefferson44 min
May 5, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Lincoln45 min
May 5, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDallas, Grant43 min
May 5, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDesha30 min
May 5, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland25 min
May 5, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKOuachita30 min
May 5, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJefferson38 min
May 5, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland27 min
May 5, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKOuachita47 min
May 5, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun32 min
May 5, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDesha41 min
May 5, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln29 min
May 5, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas34 min
May 5, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley31 min
May 5, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Desha37 min
May 5, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDrew47 min
May 5, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.