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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 14, 20094 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2009, 3:42 AM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 48 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
Jun 14, 2009, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2009, 4:30 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Baxter County, AR, Izard County, AR, Marion County, AR, Stone County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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
Jun 14, 1:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2009-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 288 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2009-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
288 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-230 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1222 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KLZK 140842
SVRLZK
ARC005-065-089-137-140930-
/O.NEW.KLZK.SV.W.0310.090614T0842Z-090614T0930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
342 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BAXTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  NORTHWESTERN IZARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  NORTH CENTRAL STONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 430 AM CDT

* AT 342 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11
  MILES WEST OF CALICO ROCK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CALICO ROCK...
  PINEVILLE...
  OXFORD...
  MELBOURNE...

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 3625 9192 3603 9189 3601 9241 3619 9241
TIME...MOT...LOC 0842Z 263DEG 17KT 3611 9232

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKScott41 min
Jun 14, 2:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Marion42 min
Jun 14, 2:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Pope, Scott, Yell38 min
Jun 14, 2:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Newton53 min
Jun 14, 3:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Izard, Marion, Stone40 min
Jun 14, 3:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Pope, Yell40 min
Jun 14, 3:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Pike50 min
Jun 14, 3:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBoone2 hr
Jun 14, 4:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone2 hr
Jun 14, 4:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson44 min
Jun 14, 4:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson3 hr
Jun 14, 6:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe22 min
Jun 14, 7:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson114 min
Jun 14, 9:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKWhite, Woodruff4 days

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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.