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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 320, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 2, 2008Desha County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2008, 7:40 PM CDT for Desha County, Arkansas. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 2, 2008, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2008, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Desha County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 2, 1:54 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 163 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2053 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 250 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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.

NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 2, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 4:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 1:41 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
141 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HARRISON                36.24N 93.12W
05/02/2008                   BOONE              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES WERE DOWNED IN AND AROUND TOWN.

0610 AM     TSTM WND DMG     JASPER                  36.01N 93.19W
05/02/2008                   NEWTON             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE WAS DOWNED ON HIGHWAY 7 IN TOWN.

0625 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CORLEY                  35.21N 93.63W
05/02/2008                   LOGAN              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE WAS DOWNED JUST SOUTH OF COVE LAKE ALONG HIGHWAY
            309.

0630 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N SUMMIT              36.29N 92.69W
05/02/2008                   MARION             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE WAS DOWNED ON HIGHWAY 14.

0730 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CONWAY                  35.09N 92.45W
05/02/2008                   FAULKNER           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ACROSS TANNER ROAD OFF OF OLD
            COVE ROAD.

0805 AM     HAIL             HATTIEVILLE             35.28N 92.80W
05/02/2008  E1.00 INCH       CONWAY             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0821 AM     TORNADO          1 SW CENTER RIDGE       35.36N 92.58W
05/02/2008                   CONWAY             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED AT M AND M ROAD.

0825 AM     TORNADO          2 NE BIRDTOWN           35.32N 92.59W
05/02/2008                   CONWAY             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 2 FATAL, 6 INJ *** A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN
            THE AREA. TWO DEATHS AND 6 INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

0832 AM     TORNADO          2 N DAMASCUS            35.39N 92.41W
05/02/2008                   VAN BUREN          AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 3 FATAL, 5 INJ *** A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN THE
            AREA. THREE DEATHS AND FIVE POSSIBLE INJURIES WERE
            REPORTED.

0832 AM     TORNADO          2 N DAMASCUS            35.39N 92.41W
05/02/2008                   VAN BUREN          AR   NWS EMPLOYEE

            A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 65
            NORTH OF DAMASCUS. HIGHWAY 65 WAS CLOSED DUE TO TREES IN
            THE ROAD. TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN AND A TREE WAS ON A
            HOUSE. A BARN WAS DESTROYED. A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A
            STRUCTURE.

0832 AM     TORNADO          2 N DAMASCUS            35.39N 92.41W
05/02/2008                   VAN BUREN          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED AT BLACKHILL ROAD.

0850 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GREERS FERRY            35.57N 92.17W
05/02/2008                   CLEBURNE           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 15 AT
            DIAMOND BLUFF ROAD. FIVE BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED.

0853 AM     HAIL             SOUTH SIDE              35.70N 91.62W
05/02/2008  E0.88 INCH       INDEPENDENCE       AR   PUBLIC

            REPORT WAS RELAYED BY KAIT TV IN JONESBORO.

0854 AM     HAIL             GREERS FERRY            35.57N 92.17W
05/02/2008  E0.75 INCH       CLEBURNE           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0855 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N CROSSROAD           35.49N 92.22W
05/02/2008                   CLEBURNE           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO SEVERAL HOMES. POSSIBLE
            TORNADO WAS INDICATED.

0950 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 S GREERS FERRY        35.54N 92.17W
05/02/2008                   CLEBURNE           AR   PUBLIC

            HEAVY PRECIPITATION CAUSED ROADS TO BE WASHED OUT.

1025 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TUCKERMAN               35.73N 91.20W
05/02/2008                   JACKSON            AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN.

1053 AM     HAIL             SOUTH SIDE              35.70N 91.62W
05/02/2008  E0.88 INCH       INDEPENDENCE       AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

1131 AM     TORNADO          2 E EAST END            34.55N 92.28W
05/02/2008                   SALINE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS SPOTTED AT UNITED STATES HIGHWAY
            167 NEAR SPRING LAKE ROAD. TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED DEBRI
            FALLING FROM THE WALL CLOUD.

1140 AM     TORNADO          HENSLEY                 34.50N 92.20W
05/02/2008                   PULASKI            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN THE AREA. DAMAGE WAS
            REPORTED TO HOUSES AND TREES WERE DOWN.INJURIES HAVE
            OCCURRED IN THE AREA.

1140 AM     TORNADO          WOODSON                 34.53N 92.22W
05/02/2008                   PULASKI            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN AREA. DAMAGE WAS
            REPORTED TO HOUSES AND TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN. INJURIES
            HAVE OCCURRED IN THE AREA.

1142 AM     TORNADO          HENSLEY                 34.50N 92.20W
05/02/2008                   PULASKI            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

1153 AM     TORNADO          7 W KEO                 34.61N 92.13W
05/02/2008                   PULASKI            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON TREE LANE.

1155 AM     TORNADO          2 S SHERIDAN            34.28N 92.41W
05/02/2008                   GRANT              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED SOUTH OF SHERIDAN. TREES
            AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN.

1200 PM     TORNADO          2 N KEO                 34.64N 92.01W
05/02/2008                   LONOKE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO ON THE
            GROUND NORTH OF KEO.

1202 PM     TORNADO          2 N KEO                 34.64N 92.01W
05/02/2008                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED AT ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 15
            NEAR TOLTEC. DEBRIS WAS SPOTTED AROUND THE AREA.

1205 PM     HAIL             8 NW SPARKMAN           34.00N 92.95W
05/02/2008  E1.50 INCH       CLARK              AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

1221 PM     TORNADO          1 SW CARLISLE           34.78N 91.76W
05/02/2008                   LONOKE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED BY A STORM SPOTTER.

1240 PM     TORNADO          8 SW DES ARC            34.89N 91.61W
05/02/2008                   PRAIRIE            AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY A COOP OBSERVER.

1255 PM     TORNADO          CARLISLE                34.79N 91.75W
05/02/2008                   LONOKE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED THAT A TORNADO HIT DOWNTOWN
            CARLISLE. VEHICLES WERE FLIPPED OVER ON INTERSTATE 40.

1257 PM     TORNADO          1 N CARLISLE            34.80N 91.75W
05/02/2008                   LONOKE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NORTH OF CARLISLE.

0103 PM     TORNADO          CARLISLE                34.79N 91.75W
05/02/2008                   LONOKE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN CARLISLE. A GAS STATION LOST
            POWER.

0115 PM     TORNADO          2 NW HAZEN              34.81N 91.60W
05/02/2008                   PRAIRIE            AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

            A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 86 NORTH OF
            HAZEN.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 1:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
154 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     TORNADO          2 E HENSLEY             34.50N 92.16W
05/02/2008                   PULASKI            AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN THE AREA. ONE DEATH WAS
            REPORTED ON HENSLEY LOOP ROAD.

&&

219

Local storm report, May 2, 2:01 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
201 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     TORNADO          2 WNW HENSLEY           34.51N 92.23W
05/02/2008                   PULASKI            AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN THE AREA. ONE DEATH WAS
            REPORTED ON HENSLEY LOOP ROAD.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 2:06 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
206 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     TORNADO          2 WNW HENSLEY           34.51N 92.23W
05/02/2008                   PULASKI            AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL *** A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN THE AREA. ONE
            DEATH WAS REPORTED ON HENSLEY LOOP ROAD.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 3:03 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 2, 3:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	44 min
May 2, 8:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	63 min
May 2, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha	36 min
May 2, 10:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley	36 min
May 2, 10:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Drew	51 min
May 2, 11:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

Sources

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