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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 607, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 28, 2011Cleburne County, Independence County, Stone County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2011, 6:17 AM CDT for Cleburne County, Independence County, Stone County, Arkansas. It was in force for 28 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 28, 2011, 6:17 AM CDT (11:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2011, 6:45 AM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cleburne County, AR, Independence County, AR, Stone County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 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 28, 4:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 194 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2011-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2004 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2011-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2004 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-235 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1921 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
275 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

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

280 
WUUS54 KLZK 281117
SVRLZK
ARC023-063-137-281145-
/O.NEW.KLZK.SV.W.0607.110628T1117Z-110628T1145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
617 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  WESTERN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN STONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 645 AM CDT

* AT 615 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 4 MILES
  WEST OF MELROSE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MELROSE...            CONCORD...            SAINT JAMES...
  MARCELLA...           LOCUST GROVE...       JAMES...
  HUTCHINSON...         DESHA...              BETHESDA...
  BEN...                ALMOND...             WRENTON...
  WOLF BAYOU...         RAMSEY HILL...        MCHUE...
  LIMEDALE...           JAMESTOWN...          HARMONTOWN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAT...LON 3584 9161 3557 9167 3567 9200 3585 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1117Z 282DEG 27KT 3575 9190

$$

227
1 follow-up statement
978 
WWUS54 KLZK 281139
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
639 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

ARC023-063-137-281149-
/O.EXP.KLZK.SV.W.0607.000000T0000Z-110628T1145Z/
INDEPENDENCE AR-STONE AR-CLEBURNE AR-
639 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLEBURNE...
SOUTHEASTERN STONE AND WESTERN INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
645 AM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3584 9161 3557 9167 3567 9200 3585 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 1139Z 282DEG 27KT 3571 9170

$$

227/JORGLER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 3:19 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Conway and 16 more7 hr
Jun 28, 5:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFulton47 min
Jun 28, 5:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone38 min
Jun 28, 5:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKMarion47 min
Jun 28, 5:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFulton, Sharp25 min
Jun 28, 5:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Stone37 min
Jun 28, 5:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion, Newton, Searcy33 min
Jun 28, 5:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFulton, Izard, Sharp45 min
Jun 28, 5:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone32 min
Jun 28, 6:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Stone46 min
Jun 28, 6:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Sharp42 min
Jun 28, 6:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Cleburne, Izard, Stone, Van Buren47 min
Jun 28, 7:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson, White, Woodruff28 min
Jun 28, 7:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKSearcy, Van Buren25 min
Jun 28, 7:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKNewton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren35 min
Jun 28, 7:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMonroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff34 min
Jun 28, 7:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFaulkner47 min
Jun 28, 7:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Van Buren, White24 min
Jun 28, 7:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLonoke43 min
Jun 28, 7:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleburne, Izard, Stone, Van Buren60 min
Jun 28, 7:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Prairie25 min
Jun 28, 7:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPope62 min
Jun 28, 8:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Pope28 min
Jun 28, 8:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKYell46 min
Jun 28, 8:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Prairie26 min
Jun 28, 8:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Yell34 min
Jun 28, 8:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKMontgomery43 min
Jun 28, 8:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Perry, Saline28 min
Jun 28, 8:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline33 min
Jun 28, 9:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Pulaski, Saline32 min
Jun 28, 9:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPulaski, Saline44 min
Jun 28, 9:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGrant46 min
Jun 28, 10:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGarland48 min
Jun 28, 10:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline, Yell26 min
Jun 28, 10:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Saline37 min
Jun 28, 10:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Saline44 min
Jun 28, 10:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGrant, Jefferson47 min
Jun 28, 10:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Scott51 min
Jun 28, 11:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Saline34 min
Jun 28, 11:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Montgomery38 min
Jun 28, 11:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGrant30 min
Jun 28, 11:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson, Pope44 min
Jun 28, 11:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring25 min
Jun 28, 11:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring34 min
Jun 28, 11:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike49 min
Jun 28, 12:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGarland46 min
Jun 28, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Perry, Yell33 min
Jun 28, 12:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson, Pope46 min
Jun 28, 12:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPrairie43 min
Jun 28, 12:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKDallas, Hot Spring43 min
Jun 28, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Perry, Saline31 min
Jun 28, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKConway30 min
Jun 28, 3:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPolk28 min
Jun 28, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKMontgomery28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.