Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 101, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2011, 7:03 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 25, 2011, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Garland County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Perry County, AR, Saline County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:04 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | Hot Springs, AR | A 63 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 252 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 873 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -273 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -15.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
410 WFUS54 KLZK 260003 TORLZK ARC051-059-105-125-260030- /O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0101.110426T0003Z-110426T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 703 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... WESTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... NORTH CENTRAL HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 659 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN PINE...OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF PINEY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE... PINEY... ROCKWELL... LAKE OUACHITA... LAKE HAMILTON... HOT SPRINGS... BENTON... MOUNTAIN PINE... LONSDALE... LONG MTN... LENA LNDG REC AREA... LAKE WINONA... LAKE SYLVIA... LAKE OUACHITA SP... LAKE NORRELL... LAKE LAGO... LAKE CORONADO... LAKE CATHERINE... LAKE BALBOA... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 121. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3505 9294 3457 9249 3440 9311 3460 9336 TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 238DEG 48KT 3457 9315 $$ 225
1 follow-up statement
611 WWUS54 KLZK 260022 SVSLZK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 722 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ARC059-260032- /O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110426T0030Z/ HOT SPRING AR- 722 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HOT SPRING COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3453 9286 3472 9308 3497 9286 3457 9249 TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 238DEG 48KT 3467 9282 $$ ARC051-105-125-260030- /O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-110426T0030Z/ GARLAND AR-SALINE AR-PERRY AR- 722 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PERRY...WESTERN SALINE AND NORTHEASTERN GARLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 720 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF LAKE BALBOA...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOT SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE... BENTON... LONSDALE... LONG MTN... LAKE WINONA... LAKE SYLVIA... LAKE NORRELL... LAKE LAGO... LAKE CORONADO... LAKE BALBOA... HOT SPGS VILLAGE... REFORM... PARON... OWENSVILLE... NANCE... GRAPE... CROWS... CONGO... BLAND... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 121. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3453 9286 3472 9308 3497 9286 3457 9249 TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 238DEG 48KT 3467 9282 $$ 225
The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Van Buren | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 7:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Johnson, Logan, Lonoke and 9 more | 105 min |
| Apr 25, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Lonoke, White | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Dallas, Faulkner, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke and 5 more | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Van Buren | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson and 2 more | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, White | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 7:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Ouachita | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 7:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Faulkner, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie and 2 more | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 8:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 8:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, White | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie and 4 more | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, White | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Prairie, White, Woodruff | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 4 more | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Lonoke and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, White | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Drew, Ouachita | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jackson, White, Woodruff | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 8:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Garland and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Bradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and 1 more | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jackson, Woodruff | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Drew, Ouachita | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Desha, Drew | 53 min |
| Apr 25, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 10:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 107 min |
| Apr 25, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew | 53 min |
| Apr 25, 10:41 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 36 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:41 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Clark, Nevada, Ouachita | 36 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Faulkner, Grant, Hot Spring, Independence and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Grant and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Lonoke and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:22 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland, Drew | 36 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Ouachita | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 11:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Garland and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Ouachita | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 12:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Dallas | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 1:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Pope, Yell | 55 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Perry | 4 days |
| Apr 26, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 1:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 2:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 3:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 39 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lincoln | 5 days |
| Apr 26, 9:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland, Drew | 14 days |
| Apr 26, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Lincoln | 4 days |
| Apr 26, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Ouachita | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Calhoun | 44 min |
Nearby
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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.