Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2011, 10:10 PM CDT for 6 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 50 min. 11 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 19, 2011, 10:10 PM CDT (03:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2011, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Saline County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:10 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 19, 10:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nw Traskwood, AR | TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. |
| Apr 19, 10:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Benton, AR | |
| Apr 19, 10:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Glen Rose, AR | |
| Apr 19, 10:19 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Benton, AR | |
| Apr 19, 10:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Benton, AR | LARGE BROKEN TREE BRANCHES ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. LOTS OF DEBRIS SCATTERED AROUND THE AREA. |
| Apr 19, 10:46 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 W Downtown Little Roc, AR | HAIL FELL ON ASHER AVE. |
| Apr 19, 10:48 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 W Downtown Little Roc, AR | HAIL FELL AT UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK. |
| Apr 19, 10:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 W Downtown Little Roc, AR | HAIL FELL AT 20TH AND SPRING. |
| Apr 19, 10:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Sw Downtown Little Ro, AR | HAIL FELL AT INTERSTATE 630 AND CHESTER. |
| Apr 19, 10:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Downtown Little Rock, AR | HAIL FELL AT MARKHAM AND VICTORY. |
| Apr 19, 10:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Downtown Little Rock, 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 19, 2:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 1605 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
659 WFUS54 KLZK 200310 TORLZK ARC051-053-059-085-119-125-200400- /O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0041.110420T0310Z-110420T0400Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1010 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL LONOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... * UNTIL 1100 PM CDT * AT 1006 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF TRASKWOOD...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MALVERN. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE... SW LITTLE ROCK... DWNTWN LITTLE ROCK... LITTLE ROCK ARPT... BRYANT... BENTON... WRIGHTSVILLE... TULL... TRASKWOOD... TOLTEC MOUNDS SP... TERRY LOCK AND DAM... SWEET HOME... SHANNON HILLS... SCOTT... PROTHRO JUNCTION... OTTER CREEK... MCALMONT... MABELVALE... IRONTON... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 142. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 153 AND 162. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 530 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13. 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 3484 9213 3460 9203 3437 9274 3453 9284 TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 244DEG 46KT 3449 9269 $$ 56
2 follow-up statements
395 WWUS54 KLZK 200322 SVSLZK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1022 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ARC059-200332- /O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110420T0400Z/ HOT SPRING AR- 1022 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HOT SPRING COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3457 9274 3484 9213 3460 9203 3442 9259 TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 236DEG 38KT 3459 9267 $$ ARC053-085-119-125-200400- /O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110420T0400Z/ GRANT AR-SALINE AR-PULASKI AR-LONOKE AR- 1022 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LONOKE... SOUTHERN PULASKI...SOUTHEASTERN SALINE AND NORTH CENTRAL GRANT COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1019 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HASKELL...OR 7 MILES WEST OF BENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE... SW LITTLE ROCK... DWNTWN LITTLE ROCK... LITTLE ROCK ARPT... BRYANT... BENTON... WRIGHTSVILLE... TULL... TOLTEC MOUNDS SP... TERRY LOCK AND DAM... SWEET HOME... SHANNON HILLS... SCOTT... PROTHRO JUNCTION... OTTER CREEK... MCALMONT... MABELVALE... IRONTON... HURRICANE LAKE... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 142. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 153 AND 161. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 530 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13. 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 3457 9274 3484 9213 3460 9203 3442 9259 TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 236DEG 38KT 3459 9267 $$ 225
379 WWUS54 KLZK 200334 SVSLZK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1034 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ARC053-085-119-125-200344- /O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110420T0400Z/ GRANT AR-SALINE AR-PULASKI AR-LONOKE AR- 1034 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LONOKE...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...SOUTHEASTERN SALINE AND NORTH CENTRAL GRANT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LONOKE...PULASKI...AND SALINE COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM. LAT...LON 3457 9274 3484 9213 3460 9203 3442 9259 TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 236DEG 38KT 3466 9254 $$ 58
The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring, Pike | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Independence, Stone, Van Buren | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 32 min |
| Apr 19, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Van Buren | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Sharp, Stone and 1 more | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Saline | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 49 min |
| Apr 19, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott, Yell | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, White, Woodruff | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline, Yell | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas and 8 more | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott, Yell | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski | 10 min |
| Apr 19, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Perry, Saline, Yell | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski, White, Woodruff | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, White | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke and 2 more | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring, Pike | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha and 4 more | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Yell | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Pike | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson, White, Woodruff | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, White | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring, Pike | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jackson, White, Woodruff | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Ouachita | 52 min |
| Apr 20, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Monroe | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Ouachita | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Bradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring, Pike | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Hot Spring | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark, Dallas | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 4:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Drew | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 11:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 11:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 11:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Montgomery, Scott, Yell | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline, Yell | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Perry | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Scott, Yell | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Polk | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry, Pope, Saline, Yell | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Yell | 60 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.