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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 2, 2008Dallas County, Grant County, Jefferson County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2008, 11:26 AM CDT for Dallas County, Grant County, Jefferson County, Arkansas. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 2, 2008, 11:26 AM CDT (16:26 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2008, 12:15 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Dallas County, AR, Grant County, AR, Jefferson County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:27 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
May 2, 11:45 AM CDT	TORNADO	4 S Sheridan, AR	ELEVEN STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED IN THE CROSSROADS AREA 4 MILES SOUTH OF SHREIDAN
May 2, 11:55 AM CDT	TORNADO	2 S Sheridan, AR	A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED SOUTH OF SHERIDAN. TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 19 minutes after it went out.

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 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, 8:49 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 232 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: 1314 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 532 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 505 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.8
Supercell composite: 15.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KLZK 021626
TORLZK
ARC039-053-069-021715-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0053.080502T1626Z-080502T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1126 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
  NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT

* AT 1123 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LEOLA...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SHERIDAN AROUND 1145 AM CDT...
  PINE BLUFF ARSENAL...REDFIELD AROUND 1205 PM CDT...

&&

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN LITTLE ROCK.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3412 9265 3420 9266 3435 9248 3450 9213
      3449 9205 3430 9193 3410 9257
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 240DEG 41KT 3417 9259

$$

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2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KLZK 021637 RRA
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1136 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

ARC039-021646-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080502T1715Z/
DALLAS AR-
1136 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF GRANT 
COUNTY. THUS...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3415 9249 3414 9251 3416 9259 3421 9258
      3449 9205 3430 9193 3414 9248
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 248DEG 36KT 3420 9247

$$

ARC053-069-021715-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080502T1715Z/
JEFFERSON AR-GRANT AR-
1136 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
GRANT AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...

AT 1131 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SHERIDAN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE
HALL AND PINE BLUFF ARSENAL.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3415 9249 3414 9251 3416 9259 3421 9258
      3449 9205 3430 9193 3414 9248
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 248DEG 36KT 3420 9247

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KLZK 021653
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1152 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

ARC053-069-021715-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080502T1715Z/
JEFFERSON AR-GRANT AR-
1152 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GRANT AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...

AT 1148 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF WHITE
HALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
JEFFERSON... MIDWAY AND PINE BLUFF ARSENAL.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3421 9236 3427 9240 3439 9224 3449 9205
      3432 9194 3425 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 1652Z 238DEG 37KT 3427 9231

$$

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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 May 2, 6:54 AM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 6:54 AM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
654 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

.AVIATION...
LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. THERE WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
AHEAD OF THE LINE OF STORMS...AND THERE WILL BE DAMAGING GUSTS
WITH SOME STORMS. CEILINGS WILL BE MVFR FOR THE MOST PART...BUT
THERE COULD BE A FEW IFR CEILINGS IN PRECIPITATION.&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 422 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008/

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PLAINS INTO IOWA EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION. AS OF 4 AM
CDT...THE FRONT WAS APPROCHING NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...WITH A LINE OF
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

THE LINE WILL BUILD INTO WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE THIS
MORNING...WITH SOME SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. THE LINE WILL LIKELY
WEAKEN AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES...BUT PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL
CONTINUE HEADING THROUGH CENTRAL/EASTERN ARKANSAS.

BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THE FRONT WILL BISECT THE STATE FROM
NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST...WITH THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING FARTHER AWAY
TO THE NORTH AND EAST. WITH THE SYSTEM DEPARTING...THE FRONT WILL
TEND TO SLOW DOWN. THERE WILL BE SOME HEATING AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...WITH CAPE VALUES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500 J/KG. IN
ADDITION...THERE WILL BE SOME 0-1KM HELICITY FROM 100 TO 200
M2/S2.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT DURING THE
AFTERNOON...WITH MORE SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. DAMAGING
WINDS/LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. WITH SOME TURNING IN
THE ATMOSPHERE...ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

IN ADDITION...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1.25 TO 1.75 INCHES
WILL BE NOTED IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON.
GIVEN A SLOW FRONT...AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE...THERE WILL
BE POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH AMOUNTS OVER TWO INCHES IN
SPOTS.

OUTSIDE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER/HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL...GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY POSTED IN THE NORTH THIS MORNING AND IN CENTRAL/EASTERN
ARKANSAS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.

SEVERE WEATHER/HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES
THIS EVENING BEFORE THE FRONT FINALLY EDGES OUT OF THE STATE. DRY
AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS WEEKEND...WITH NO RAIN
EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER ARKANSAS THIS WEEKEND...BUT WILL
MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES ON MONDAY. RETURN FLOW
WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION TO START THE LONG TERM.

LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
THE UPPER FLOW WILL BE BASICALLY WESTERLY THROUGHOUT THE LONG TERM.
THERE WILL BE ONE DISTURBANCE AFTER ANOTHER MOVING OVER THE FORECAST
AREA. ON THE LAST DAY OF THE LONG TERM...THERE WILL BE A CLOSED LOW
ACTUALLY MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THERE
WILL BE A SURFACE LOW DEVELOP OVER THE LEE SIDE OF THE ROCKIES
MONDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL PUSH EAST ON TUESDAY. IT WILL BE
DRAGGING A COLD FRONT WITH IT...SO THAT THERE WILL BE RAIN CHANCES
IN THE FORECAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL NOT BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO PENETRATE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE STATE...SO THERE
WILL BE A RETURNING WARM FRONT FROM THE SOUTH ON THE LAST DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN ABOVE NORMAL...BUT THEY WILL FALL BELOW
NORMAL BY THE END OF THE LONG TERM.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BATESVILLE AR     75  53  70  45 /  60  40  10   0
CAMDEN AR         81  56  74  51 /  60  40  10   0
HARRISON AR       70  45  64  42 /  60  10  10   0
HOT SPRINGS AR    77  53  71  48 /  70  20  10   0
LITTLE ROCK   AR  77  54  72  50 /  60  40  10   0
MONTICELLO AR     81  60  76  54 /  70  70  10   0
MOUNT IDA AR      76  51  70  43 /  70  10   0   0
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  72  48  64  43 /  60  10  10   0
NEWPORT AR        75  55  71  46 /  60  40  10   0
PINE BLUFF AR     79  57  74  51 /  70  60  10   0
RUSSELLVILLE AR   75  48  69  43 /  70  10  10   0
SEARCY AR         76  54  71  47 /  60  40  10   0
STUTTGART AR      78  56  74  50 /  60  50  10   0
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARKANSAS-
BRADLEY-CLEVELAND-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-GRANT-INDEPENDENCE-JACKSON-
JEFFERSON-LINCOLN-LONOKE-MONROE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-WHITE-
WOODRUFF.

LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR BAXTER-BOONE-
MARION-NEWTON-SEARCY.

&&

AVIATION...32

Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 5:00 AM CDT, 6 hours 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
500 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-031000-
ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-
CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-
INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-
MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-
PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-
WOODRUFF-YELL-
500 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE WILL HAVE A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING
ACROSS ARKANSAS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. IT WILL BE PUSHING
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST TO EAST. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ALSO...
THERE EXISTS A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE
STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

DRY WEATHER WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
STATE ON FRIDAY. THEN...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

IT IS LIKELY THAT SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED TODAY.

&&

VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON
CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 9:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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

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

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.

&&

55

Local storm report, May 2, 9:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
958 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

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.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 10:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1010 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

0953 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.

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.

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.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 10:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1017 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

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.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 10:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1021 AM 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.

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

            POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED AT BLACKHILL ROAD.

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.

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.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 11:01 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1101 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

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

&&

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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, 4:05 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	LZK	Arkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew and 14 more	15 hr
May 2, 5:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Marion, Newton	65 min
May 2, 5:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Scott	62 min
May 2, 6:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Fulton, Marion, Newton, Searcy	45 min
May 2, 6:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Pope, Yell	45 min
May 2, 7:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren	46 min
May 2, 7:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Fulton, Sharp	55 min
May 2, 7:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren, Yell	45 min
May 2, 7:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Polk	60 min
May 2, 8:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Izard, Sharp, Stone	46 min
May 2, 8:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren	46 min
May 2, 8:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Conway, Pope, Van Buren, Yell	49 min
May 2, 8:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Montgomery, Yell	50 min
May 2, 8:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Stone	36 min
May 2, 9:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Faulkner, Van Buren	60 min
May 2, 9:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Independence, Sharp	47 min
May 2, 9:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren	3 hr
May 2, 9:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Saline	43 min
May 2, 9:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson	48 min
May 2, 10:06 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Independence, White	30 min
May 2, 10:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	41 min
May 2, 10:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Pulaski	47 min
May 2, 10:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, White	54 min
May 2, 10:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson	3 hr
May 2, 11:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline	38 min
May 2, 11:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring	51 min
May 2, 11:19 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Grant, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline	41 min
May 2, 11:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson	45 min
May 2, 11:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, White	40 min
May 2, 11:52 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski	38 min
May 2, 11:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Dallas, Grant	48 min
May 2, 12:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline	48 min
May 2, 12:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff	51 min
May 2, 12:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	48 min
May 2, 12:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Lonoke	27 min
May 2, 12:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson	45 min
May 2, 1:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff	65 min
May 2, 1:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie	55 min
May 2, 1:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson	45 min
May 2, 2:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln	53 min
May 2, 2:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Monroe	18 min
May 2, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Monroe	49 min
May 2, 2:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Monroe	45 min
May 2, 2:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln	44 min
May 2, 3:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln	36 min
May 2, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Drew	26 min
May 2, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha	31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.