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Tornado Warning 124, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 26, 20114 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 5:19 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 26 min. 3 reports 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 26, 2011, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2011, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Arkansas County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lincoln County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 26, 5:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Hooker, AR	LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN.
Apr 26, 5:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Hooker, AR
Apr 26, 5:45 PM CDT	HAIL 2	1 Se Grady, AR

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 26, 1:44 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	10 hr
Apr 26, 3:02 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 174 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -229 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

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The text

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

481 
WFUS54 KLZK 262219
TORLZK
ARC001-025-069-079-262245-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0124.110426T2219Z-110426T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
520 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
  NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 518 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS SEVERE
  STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF FEENYVILLE...OR 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF STAR CITY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  STAR CITY...          WOODVILLE...          WHITEFIELD...
  RICHARDSON...         NEBO...              
  LITTLE BAYOU METO PARK...                   LINWOOD...
  LANGFORD...           GRADY...              GOULD...
  FEENYVILLE...         ENGLISH LAKE...       DOUGLAS...
  YORKTOWN...           VARNER...             TARRY...
  SWAN LAKE...          STAPLE...

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 3400 9143 3400 9146 3399 9146 3391 9198
      3405 9204 3435 9156 3401 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 245DEG 45KT 3403 9188

$$

225

2 follow-up statements

958 
WWUS54 KLZK 262231
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
531 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

ARC025-262241-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110426T2245Z/
CLEVELAND AR-
531 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3400 9143 3400 9146 3399 9146 3393 9190
      3411 9194 3435 9156 3401 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 259DEG 39KT 3403 9178

$$

ARC001-069-079-262245-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110426T2245Z/
LINCOLN AR-JEFFERSON AR-ARKANSAS AR-
531 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM
CDT...

AT 527 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEBO...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF STAR
CITY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  STAR CITY...          WOODVILLE...          WHITEFIELD...
  RICHARDSON...         NEBO...              
  LITTLE BAYOU METO PARK...                   LINWOOD...
  LANGFORD...           GRADY...              GOULD...
  FEENYVILLE...         ENGLISH LAKE...       DOUGLAS...
  YORKTOWN...           VARNER...             TARRY...
  SWAN LAKE...          STAPLE...

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 3400 9143 3400 9146 3399 9146 3393 9190
      3411 9194 3435 9156 3401 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 259DEG 39KT 3403 9178

$$

225

881 
WWUS54 KLZK 262240 RRA
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
540 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

ARC001-069-079-262245-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0124.000000T0000Z-110426T2245Z/
LINCOLN AR-JEFFERSON AR-ARKANSAS AR-
540 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM
CDT...

AT 536 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRADY...OR 13 MILES
NORTHEAST OF STAR CITY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  WOODVILLE...          WHITEFIELD...         RICHARDSON...
  LITTLE BAYOU METO PARK...                   LINWOOD...
  LANGFORD...           GRADY...              GOULD...
  ENGLISH LAKE...       DOUGLAS...            VARNER...
  SWAN LAKE...          STAPLE...             SARASSA...
  REYDELL...            MOSCOW...             LODGE CORNER...
  FRESNO...

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 3400 9143 3400 9146 3399 9146 3395 9179
      3419 9182 3435 9156 3401 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 257DEG 43KT 3406 9161

$$

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, 7:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Garland, Hot Spring, Perry, Saline	27 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 Emergency	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

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.