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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 30, 20105 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2010, 11:28 PM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2010, 11:28 PM CDT (04:28 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2010, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Grant County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Saline County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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
Apr 30, 9:09 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

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 Apr 30, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 5:00 AM CDT, 18 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
500 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-011000-
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 APR 30 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS WILL BRING BREEZY
CONDITIONS TO ARKANSAS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH
TOWARDS ARKANSAS FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE STALLING
ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BECOME SEVERE AS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY AND WIND
SHEAR WILL BE IN PLACE. LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
THE MAIN THREATS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE.

THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD
COVER EXPECTED ACROSS THE STATE. IF CLOUDS ARE ABLE TO BREAK UP SOME
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AVAILABLE FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND PERSISTENCE WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY.

AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOR UPDATES REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE
WEATHER SITUATION AS THE LATEST DATA IS ANALYZED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR
SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND MOVES NORTHEAST
ALONG THE STALLED FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP ACROSS ARKANSAS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE. SOME
OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...AS LARGE
AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY...AND STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL BE IN PLACE.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUING.

THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO
THIRDS OF ARKANSAS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS SATURDAY.

FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BECOME A THREAT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS STALLED FRONT. EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE
NATURAL STATE. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF ARKANSAS...OR
ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEWPORT TO MONTICELLO...COULD SEE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION
ENDS. LOCALIZED RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO BECOME A CONCERN IN THE
FOLLOWING DAYS AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED.

BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR SATURDAY...AS WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY.

THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AS
THE FRONT SLOWLY PROGRESSES EAST ACROSS THE STATE. THE BEST
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER SUNDAY WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD
OF ARKANSAS.

PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE FRONT PUSHES EAST OF
ARKANSAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott30 min
Apr 30, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Pope, Yell42 min
Apr 30, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKConway, Pope, Van Buren, Yell52 min
Apr 30, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKStone, Van Buren65 min
Apr 30, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGrant, Pulaski, Saline49 min
Apr 30, 7:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKStone, Van Buren63 min
Apr 30, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline, Scott, Yell43 min
Apr 30, 7:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKConway, Van Buren41 min
Apr 30, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Pope, Yell39 min
Apr 30, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline, Yell44 min
Apr 30, 8:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLonoke, Pulaski, Saline37 min
Apr 30, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope and 2 more51 min
Apr 30, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKFulton, Izard, Sharp, Stone21 min
Apr 30, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKCleburne, Stone, Van Buren42 min
Apr 30, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Van Buren23 min
Apr 30, 8:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKConway, Garland, Perry, Pope, Saline, Yell35 min
Apr 30, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Polk31 min
Apr 30, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson44 min
Apr 30, 8:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White48 min
Apr 30, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Saline, Yell22 min
Apr 30, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Van Buren46 min
Apr 30, 9:14 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Polk31 min
Apr 30, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Independence, Sharp, Stone57 min
Apr 30, 9:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKDallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline37 min
Apr 30, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Pulaski45 min
Apr 30, 9:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Ouachita38 min
Apr 30, 9:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring49 min
Apr 30, 9:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Saline and 1 more32 min
Apr 30, 9:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKCleburne, Independence, Izard, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren and 1 more3 hr
Apr 30, 9:46 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, White, Woodruff44 min
Apr 30, 9:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, White3 hr
Apr 30, 9:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGrant, Pulaski, Saline50 min
Apr 30, 10:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Ouachita48 min
Apr 30, 10:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKConway, Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Pulaski, Saline and 1 more18 min
Apr 30, 10:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Prairie, White, Woodruff3 hr
Apr 30, 10:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, White, Woodruff48 min
Apr 30, 10:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKDallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski, Saline48 min
Apr 30, 10:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKCleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson50 min
Apr 30, 11:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring2 hr
Apr 30, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson, Prairie, White, Woodruff37 min
Apr 30, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Ouachita, Saline44 min
Apr 30, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGrant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline34 min
May 1, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff36 min
May 1, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White25 min
May 1, 12:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKLonoke, Pulaski, Saline3 hr
May 1, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline43 min
May 1, 1:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKCleburne, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie and 3 more3 hr
May 1, 1:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring3 hr
May 1, 1:51 AM CDTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie24 min
May 1, 2:09 AM CDTTornado WarningLZKMonroe, Prairie, Woodruff30 min
May 1, 3:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLZKGrant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline4 hr
May 1, 4:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff3 hr
May 1, 4:23 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLZKJackson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff4 hr
May 1, 4:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Ouachita and 1 more4 hr
May 1, 9:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe48 hr
May 1, 10:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Lawrence4 days
May 1, 11:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Desha48 min
May 1, 12:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMonroe, Prairie, Woodruff38 min
May 1, 1:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson, Woodruff39 min
May 1, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Perry, Saline40 min
May 1, 6:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Ouachita41 min
May 1, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline38 min
May 1, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew47 min
May 1, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline46 min
May 1, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMontgomery, Pike, Polk24 min
May 1, 6:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGarland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline38 min
May 1, 6:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKCleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson48 min
May 1, 6:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKFaulkner, Pulaski46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.