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Tornado Warning 55, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 2, 20084 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2008, 12:24 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 51 min. 5 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, 12:24 PM CDT (17:24 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2008, 1:15 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Lonoke County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Woodruff County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 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, 12:40 PM CDT	TORNADO	8 Sw Des Arc, AR	A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY A COOP OBSERVER.
May 2, 12:55 PM CDT	TORNADO	Carlisle, AR	A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED THAT A TORNADO HIT DOWNTOWN CARLISLE. VEHICLES WERE FLIPPED OVER ON INTERSTATE 40.
May 2, 12:57 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 N Carlisle, AR	A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NORTH OF CARLISLE.
May 2, 1:03 PM CDT	TORNADO	Carlisle, AR	A TORNADO WAS REPORTED IN CARLISLE. A GAS STATION LOST POWER.
May 2, 1:15 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Nw Hazen, AR	A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 86 NORTH OF HAZEN.

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 5 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 16 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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 021725
TORLZK
ARC085-095-117-147-021815-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0055.080502T1724Z-080502T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1224 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL LONOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  NORTHERN PRAIRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
  WESTERN WOODRUFF COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1224 PM CDT...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO...NEAR THE   
  CARLISE EXIT ON INTERSTATE 40. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 
  50 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HAZEN...
  DES ARC...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BEWTEEN MILE MARKERS 179 AND 215.

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.

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 3485 9186 3511 9147 3510 9145 3512 9144
      3513 9144 3524 9127 3491 9120 3472 9174
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 240DEG 45KT 3480 9175

$$

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2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KLZK 021744
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1242 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

ARC085-095-117-147-021815-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080502T1815Z/
MONROE AR-LONOKE AR-PRAIRIE AR-WOODRUFF AR-
1242 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
WOODRUFF...NORTHERN PRAIRIE...EAST CENTRAL LONOKE AND NORTHWESTERN
MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 1240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO....CENTERED 8 
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DES ARC...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

ANOTHER DANGEROUS STORM WAS APPROACHING THE WARNED AREA FROM THE 
SOUTHWEST...AND WILL AFFECT WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA BY 115 PM.

OTHER LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED
TO SAND HILL...ERWIN...BAY PLANTATION AND LITTLE DIXIE.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3485 9186 3511 9147 3510 9145 3512 9144
      3513 9144 3524 9127 3491 9120 3472 9174
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 240DEG 45KT 3492 9154

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KLZK 021804
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
101 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

ARC085-095-117-147-021815-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080502T1815Z/
MONROE AR-LONOKE AR-PRAIRIE AR-WOODRUFF AR-
101 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
WOODRUFF...NORTHERN PRAIRIE...EAST CENTRAL LONOKE AND NORTHWESTERN
MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 101 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE TWO DANGEROUS STORMS...LIKELY PRODUCING TORNADOES...AFFECTING 
AFFECTING THE WARNED AREA.

ONE STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR CARLISLE.  THE SECOND WAS CENTERED NEAR 
SAND HILL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HAZEN
AND DES ARC.

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

LAT...LON 3485 9186 3511 9147 3510 9145 3512 9144
      3513 9144 3524 9127 3491 9120 3472 9174
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 247DEG 33KT 3481 9169

$$

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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, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 6:54 AM CDT, 5 hours 30 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, 7 hours 24 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, 11:42 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1142 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

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

            TORNADO REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 11:53 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1153 AM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

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.

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.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 12:01 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1201 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

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.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 12:09 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1209 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

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

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.

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 12:18 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1218 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.

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.

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          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.

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.

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

&&

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Local storm report, May 2, 12:22 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1222 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

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

            REPORTED BY A STORM 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, 11:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Dallas, Grant, Jefferson	49 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, 12:27 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.