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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 20, 2011Drew County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2011, 4:38 AM CDT for Drew County, Arkansas. It was in force for 37 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 20, 2011, 4:38 AM CDT (09:38 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2011, 5:15 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Drew County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 208 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2011-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2262 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2011-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2262 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1354 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.8
Supercell composite
17.3

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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 Apr 20, 4:36 AM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 4:36 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 3:45 PM CDT, 12 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
345 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-201000-
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-
345 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT

THE MAIN CONCERN THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE THE STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE STATE THIS EVENING
THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS PLACED THE
NORTHWEST HALF OF ARKANSAS IN A MODERATE RISK AREA FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH THE REST OF
ARKANSAS IN A SLIGHT RISK AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH 9 PM.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. INITIALLY STORMS WILL BE
MORE SCATTERED IN COVERAGE BUT AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON...STORMS WILL
GRADUALLY FORM A SQUALL LINE THAT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
STATE. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN SOME ISOLATED TORNADOES
WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE AS THE LINE OF STORMS PUSHES THROUGH.

THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE BEST
POTENTIAL ACROSS THE NORTH DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
HOWEVER...A BRIEF TORNADO COULD SPIN UP AT ANY TIME ON THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE SQUALL LINE AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL EXIT
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS MID MORNING WEDNESDAY.

AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE LAST EVENT...THESE STORMS WILL MOVE
THROUGH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS...AND NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD ANY WATCHES
OR WARNINGS BE ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.

IN ADDITION TO THE THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25
TO 30 MPH EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE STATE...AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING IN THE SOUTHEAST
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER
THREATS WILL BE THE SAME AS TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO BEING A
POSSIBILITY. THIS LINE OF STORMS SHOULD PUSH SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA
BY MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

ON THURSDAY THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL BRING STORMS TO THE STATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHWARD BACK THROUGH
THE STATE AS A WARM FRONT. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THIS FRONT WILL
SPARK OFF MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.
SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE
MOST LIKELY THREAT.

ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY IN
THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA.

FINALLY...ON MONDAY MODELS ARE SHOWING A SETUP THAT COULD BRING A
SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD ROUND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
STATE. DETAILS ABOUT THIS EVENT ARE NOT YET CLEAR...BUT THIS
SCENARIO BEARS MONITORING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE STATE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING WILL INCREASE OVER TIME. THE
AREAS OF GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS WILL
BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE BY LATE THIS WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERING IN VICINITY
OF THE OZARKS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 20, 12:07 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1207 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

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

1200 AM     HAIL             GURDON                  33.92N 93.15W
04/20/2011  E1.75 INCH       CLARK              AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL OCCURRED.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 12:22 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1222 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

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

1020 PM     HAIL             MORRILTON               35.16N 92.74W
04/19/2011  E0.75 INCH       CONWAY             AR   STORM CHASER

            THE HAIL LASTED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 1:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
140 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

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

0100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WATSON CHAPEL           34.18N 92.07W
04/20/2011                   JEFFERSON          AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            A LARGE TREE LIMB WENT THROUGH A HOUSE ON TRASHER DRIVE.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 20, 1:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
147 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

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

0511 PM     HAIL             FALLSVILLE              35.77N 93.47W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       NEWTON             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0523 PM     HAIL             BELLEFONTE              36.20N 93.05W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       BOONE              AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0540 PM     HAIL             LEAD HILL               36.41N 92.91W
04/19/2011  E2.50 INCH       BOONE              AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

0545 PM     HAIL             JASPER                  36.01N 93.19W
04/19/2011  E1.25 INCH       NEWTON             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0545 PM     HAIL             3 NE DODD CITY          36.34N 92.76W
04/19/2011  E1.50 INCH       MARION             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0558 PM     HAIL             WESTERN GROVE           36.10N 92.95W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       NEWTON             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0605 PM     HAIL             OMAHA                   36.46N 93.19W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       BOONE              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN OMAHA AT 605 PM.

0606 PM     HAIL             OAKLAND                 36.45N 92.57W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       MARION             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0615 PM     HAIL             OMAHA                   36.46N 93.19W
04/19/2011  E0.88 INCH       BOONE              AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0619 PM     HAIL             MARSHALL                35.91N 92.64W
04/19/2011  E1.50 INCH       SEARCY             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0640 PM     HAIL             3 NW BERGMAN            36.34N 93.05W
04/19/2011  E2.00 INCH       BOONE              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0652 PM     HAIL             ARLBERG                 35.73N 92.40W
04/19/2011  E1.25 INCH       STONE              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0736 PM     HAIL             ANTOINE                 34.03N 93.42W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       PIKE               AR   CO-OP OBSERVER

0743 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     BOLES                   34.78N 94.05W
04/19/2011                   SCOTT              AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            THE BOLES FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD
            OVER BOLES.

0749 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RED OAK                 34.43N 93.02W
04/19/2011                   GARLAND            AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0754 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N LAKE CATHERINE STAT 34.46N 92.93W
04/19/2011                   GARLAND            AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            A LARGE TREE FELL ON AN OCCUPIED HOUSE ON COUCHWOOD ROAD.
            THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS WERE EN ROUTE.

0805 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     GLEN ROSE               34.45N 92.72W
04/19/2011                   HOT SPRING         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GLEN ROSE               34.45N 92.72W
04/19/2011                   HOT SPRING         AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0805 PM     HAIL             GLEN ROSE               34.45N 92.72W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       HOT SPRING         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0808 PM     HAIL             CROWS                   34.62N 92.77W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0813 PM     HAIL             WALDRON                 34.90N 94.09W
04/19/2011  E0.88 INCH       SCOTT              AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0815 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     SALEM                   34.63N 92.56W
04/19/2011                   SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0815 PM     TSTM WND GST     BATESVILLE              35.77N 91.62W
04/19/2011  M52.00 MPH       INDEPENDENCE       AR   AWOS

0820 PM     HAIL             5 S ONYX                34.78N 93.40W
04/19/2011  E2.50 INCH       YELL               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.

0821 PM     HAIL             BENTON                  34.57N 92.58W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL ON CONGO ROAD.

0822 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BENTON                  34.57N 92.58W
04/19/2011                   SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0822 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BAUXITE                 34.56N 92.53W
04/19/2011                   SALINE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0823 PM     HAIL             7 E BATESVILLE          35.77N 91.50W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       INDEPENDENCE       AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MANNING                 34.02N 92.78W
04/19/2011                   DALLAS             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 8.

0825 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BAUXITE                 34.56N 92.53W
04/19/2011                   SALINE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0838 PM     HAIL             EAST END                34.55N 92.32W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       SALINE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0838 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     LITTLE ROCK NATIONAL AI 34.73N 92.22W
04/19/2011                   PULASKI            AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.

0841 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 W HENSLEY             34.50N 92.22W
04/19/2011                   PULASKI            AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0842 PM     TSTM WND GST     NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPO 34.83N 92.27W
04/19/2011  M55.00 MPH       PULASKI            AR   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

0845 PM     HAIL             SHERWOOD                34.83N 92.21W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       PULASKI            AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0845 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHERWOOD                34.83N 92.21W
04/19/2011                   PULASKI            AR   PUBLIC

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON TWO HOUSES.

0846 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 W HENSLEY             34.50N 92.22W
04/19/2011                   PULASKI            AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            THE FIREFIGHTERS IN HENSLEY REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
            DESCENDING TOWARD THE GROUND.

0847 PM     TSTM WND GST     LITTLE ROCK NATIONAL AI 34.73N 92.22W
04/19/2011  M51.00 MPH       PULASKI            AR   ASOS

0847 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     LITTLE ROCK NATIONAL AI 34.73N 92.22W
04/19/2011                   PULASKI            AR   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THE OBSERVER AT ADAMS FIELD REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
            VISIBLE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.

0852 PM     HAIL             SHERIDAN                34.31N 92.41W
04/19/2011  E0.75 INCH       GRANT              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0853 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N JACKSONVILLE        34.91N 92.13W
04/19/2011  E45.00 MPH       PULASKI            AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0855 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 NE LITTLE ROCK AIR FO 34.96N 92.10W
04/19/2011                   PULASKI            AR   OTHER FEDERAL

            THE WEATHER OBSERVER AT LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE
            REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 4 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE
            AIR BASE.

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITE HALL              34.28N 92.10W
04/19/2011                   JEFFERSON          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE FELL ON A MOBILE HOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

0902 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E CABOT               34.97N 91.97W
04/19/2011  E60.00 MPH       LONOKE             AR   PUBLIC

0903 PM     TSTM WND GST     OIL TROUGH              35.63N 91.46W
04/19/2011  M95.00 MPH       INDEPENDENCE       AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED
            THAT A 60 FT BY 70 FT OUTBUILDING WAS BLOWN OFF ITS
            FOUNDATION AND ACROSS THE ROADWAY. THE 95 MPH GUST WAS
            MEASURED BY A PRIVATELY OWNED ANEMOMETER.

0904 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     ENGLAND                 34.54N 91.97W
04/19/2011                   LONOKE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED WEST OF ENGLAND.

0905 PM     TORNADO          5 S BEVIS CORNER        34.64N 92.00W
04/19/2011                   LONOKE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED A TORNADO OCCURRING.

0909 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     ENGLAND                 34.54N 91.97W
04/19/2011                   LONOKE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED SOUTH OF ENGLAND.

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PINE BLUFF              34.21N 92.02W
04/19/2011                   JEFFERSON          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN PINE BLUFF AND
            NUMEROUS OTHER LOCATIONS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.

0916 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 S COY                 34.47N 91.87W
04/19/2011                   JEFFERSON          AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0925 PM     HAIL             HUMNOKE                 34.54N 91.76W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       LONOKE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

0933 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STUTTGART               34.49N 91.55W
04/19/2011                   ARKANSAS           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT 10TH AND MAIN.

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PATTERSON               35.26N 91.24W
04/19/2011                   WOODRUFF           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0941 PM     HAIL             2 S MAYFLOWER           34.94N 92.42W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       FAULKNER           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLARENDON               34.70N 91.31W
04/19/2011                   MONROE             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MCCRORY                 35.26N 91.20W
04/19/2011                   WOODRUFF           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN.

0950 PM     HAIL             CATO                    34.93N 92.26W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       FAULKNER           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

1001 PM     HAIL             AUSTIN                  35.00N 91.98W
04/19/2011  E0.75 INCH       LONOKE             AR   OTHER FEDERAL

1003 PM     HAIL             MALVERN                 34.37N 92.82W
04/19/2011  E1.25 INCH       HOT SPRING         AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

1007 PM     HAIL             WARSAW                  34.95N 92.16W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       PULASKI            AR   PUBLIC

1010 PM     HAIL             GLEN ROSE               34.45N 92.72W
04/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       HOT SPRING         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

1010 PM     HAIL             BENTON                  34.57N 92.58W
04/19/2011  E1.50 INCH       SALINE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

1010 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW TRASKWOOD          34.51N 92.74W
04/19/2011                   SALINE             AR   PUBLIC

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

1020 PM     HAIL             MORRILTON               35.16N 92.74W
04/19/2011  E0.75 INCH       CONWAY             AR   STORM CHASER

            THE HAIL LASTED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

1032 PM     HAIL             KIRBY                   34.25N 93.63W
04/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       PIKE               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1041 PM     HAIL             GREENBRIER              35.23N 92.38W
04/19/2011  E0.88 INCH       FAULKNER           AR   AMATEUR RADIO

1042 PM     HAIL             CABOT                   34.97N 92.02W
04/19/2011  E0.75 INCH       LONOKE             AR   AMATEUR RADIO

1046 PM     HAIL             3 W DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROC 34.73N 92.29W
04/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL FELL ON ASHER AVE.

1048 PM     HAIL             4 W DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROC 34.73N 92.30W
04/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL FELL AT UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK.

1052 PM     HAIL             1 W DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROC 34.73N 92.25W
04/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAIL FELL AT 20TH AND SPRING.

1053 PM     HAIL             1 SW DOWNTOWN LITTLE RO 34.72N 92.25W
04/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAIL FELL AT INTERSTATE 630 AND CHESTER.

1053 PM     HAIL             DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK    34.73N 92.23W
04/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       PULASKI            AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAIL FELL AT MARKHAM AND VICTORY.

1055 PM     HAIL             DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK    34.73N 92.23W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       PULASKI            AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

1111 PM     HAIL             SOUTH BEND              34.85N 92.05W
04/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       LONOKE             AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

1200 AM     HAIL             GURDON                  33.92N 93.15W
04/20/2011  E1.75 INCH       CLARK              AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL OCCURRED.

0100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WATSON CHAPEL           34.18N 92.07W
04/20/2011                   JEFFERSON          AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            A LARGE TREE LIMB WENT THROUGH A HOUSE ON TRASHER DRIVE.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 19, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike39 min
Apr 19, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring, Pike44 min
Apr 19, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Conway, Independence, Stone, Van Buren40 min
Apr 19, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp39 min
Apr 19, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk, Scott32 min
Apr 19, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Van Buren25 min
Apr 19, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell51 min
Apr 19, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline47 min
Apr 19, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott33 min
Apr 19, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk, Scott43 min
Apr 19, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Sharp, Stone and 1 more51 min
Apr 19, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Saline29 min
Apr 19, 8:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGrant, Hot Spring, Saline49 min
Apr 19, 8:20 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKPolk, Scott, Yell40 min
Apr 19, 8:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKPulaski, Saline23 min
Apr 19, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, White, Woodruff52 min
Apr 19, 8:24 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline, Yell51 min
Apr 19, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas and 8 more46 min
Apr 19, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott, Yell35 min
Apr 19, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie, Pulaski10 min
Apr 19, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery45 min
Apr 19, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKJefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski29 min
Apr 19, 8:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGarland, Perry, Saline, Yell41 min
Apr 19, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski, White, Woodruff38 min
Apr 19, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, White52 min
Apr 19, 9:05 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson25 min
Apr 19, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLonoke, Monroe, Prairie35 min
Apr 19, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Perry, Pulaski47 min
Apr 19, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke and 2 more41 min
Apr 19, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff37 min
Apr 19, 9:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie34 min
Apr 19, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline44 min
Apr 19, 9:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe28 min
Apr 19, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline43 min
Apr 19, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Hot Spring, Pike42 min
Apr 19, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie37 min
Apr 19, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 4 more45 min
Apr 19, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White45 min
Apr 19, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike50 min
Apr 19, 10:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGarland, Grant, Hot Spring, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline50 min
Apr 19, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Yell43 min
Apr 19, 10:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Pulaski, Saline41 min
Apr 19, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White45 min
Apr 19, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe33 min
Apr 19, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Pike43 min
Apr 19, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff39 min
Apr 19, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline46 min
Apr 19, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White45 min
Apr 19, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson, White, Woodruff36 min
Apr 19, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, White46 min
Apr 19, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie41 min
Apr 19, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Hot Spring, Pike50 min
Apr 19, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKDallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson45 min
Apr 19, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson, White, Woodruff36 min
Apr 20, 12:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita40 min
Apr 20, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun, Ouachita52 min
Apr 20, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln45 min
Apr 20, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff36 min
Apr 20, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Monroe44 min
Apr 20, 1:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Ouachita51 min
Apr 20, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln49 min
Apr 20, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Lincoln45 min
Apr 20, 1:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln44 min
Apr 20, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring, Pike45 min
Apr 20, 2:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKHot Spring46 min
Apr 20, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKClark, Dallas47 min
Apr 20, 11:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott31 min
Apr 20, 11:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott26 min
Apr 20, 11:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Montgomery, Scott, Yell47 min
Apr 20, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline, Yell34 min
Apr 20, 1:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPerry33 min
Apr 20, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKMontgomery46 min
Apr 20, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott44 min
Apr 20, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline44 min
Apr 20, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Scott, Yell48 min
Apr 20, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPolk45 min
Apr 20, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline38 min
Apr 20, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott65 min
Apr 20, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Perry, Pope, Saline, Yell49 min
Apr 20, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Yell60 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

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.