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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 25, 20115 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2011, 4:54 PM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 51 min. 6 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 25, 2011, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2011, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Clark County, AR, Garland County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Saline County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 25, 5:07 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Sunshine, AR*** 2 INJ *** HOUSES WERE DAMAGED...WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE.
Apr 25, 5:07 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Royal, ARA ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A HOUSE AT BRADY MOUNTAIN ROAD AND OWL CREEK ROAD.
Apr 25, 5:07 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 W Royal, ARSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT RAGWEED VALLEY...WHICH IS ABOUT FIVE MILES WEST OF ROYAL.
Apr 25, 5:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGBrady Mountain Recreati, ARLARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON HOUSES AND POWER LINES NEAR BRADY MOUNTAIN.
Apr 25, 5:21 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGLake Ouachita State Par, ARCONSIDERABLE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT LAKE OUACHITA STATE PARK.
Apr 25, 5:44 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGBonnerdale, ARA TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN...AND IS BLOCKING HIGHWAY 70.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 25, 11:00 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 25, 3:22 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 249 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, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2011-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1213 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, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2011-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 231 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1213 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
231 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
491 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
11.5

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The text

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

935 
WFUS54 KLZK 252154
TORLZK
ARC019-051-059-097-125-252245-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0079.110425T2154Z-110425T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
454 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS...
  NORTHERN HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 453 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALSO INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
  LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF MEYERS...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE
  OUACHITA. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  PINEY...              ROCKWELL...           LAKE OUACHITA...
  LAKE HAMILTON...      HOT SPRINGS...        MOUNTAIN PINE...
  MEYERS...             LONSDALE...           LOFTON...
  LENA LNDG REC AREA... LAKE OUACHITA SP...   LAKE LAGO...
  LAKE CORONADO...      LAKE CATHERINE...     LAKE BALBOA...
  JESSIEVILLE...        HOT SPGS VILLAGE...  
  HOT SPRINGS NATL PARK...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 110.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 70 MPH..

&&

LAT...LON 3478 9312 3478 9308 3481 9307 3486 9300
      3447 9264 3429 9342 3448 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 233DEG 35KT 3442 9336

$$

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3 follow-up statements
864 
WWUS54 KLZK 252212
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
512 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

ARC019-059-097-252221-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110425T2245Z/
CLARK AR-HOT SPRING AR-MONTGOMERY AR-
512 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN HOT
SPRING AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA. HOWEVER...ANOTHER POSSIBLE TORNADO ASSOCIATED WITH A SEPARATE 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE OVER MANY OF THE SAME AREAS.

LAT...LON 3478 9312 3478 9308 3481 9307 3486 9300
      3461 9280 3446 9325 3455 9336
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 223DEG 34KT 3455 9324

$$

ARC051-125-252245-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110425T2245Z/
GARLAND AR-SALINE AR-
512 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SALINE AND
GARLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 507 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 SOUTH OF LAKE OUACHITA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  PINEY...              LAKE OUACHITA...      MOUNTAIN PINE...
  LENA LNDG REC AREA... LAKE OUACHITA SP...   LAKE LAGO...
  LAKE CORONADO...      LAKE BALBOA...        JESSIEVILLE...
  HOT SPGS VILLAGE...   ROYAL...              OWENSVILLE...
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...    HAMILTON...           WHITTINGTON...
  THREE SISTERS LNDG... SUGARLOAF MTN...      SPILLWAY REC AREA...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS.

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 3478 9312 3478 9308 3481 9307 3486 9300
      3461 9280 3446 9325 3455 9336
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 223DEG 34KT 3455 9324

$$

BJS
307 
WWUS54 KLZK 252220
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
520 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

ARC051-125-252245-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110425T2245Z/
GARLAND AR-SALINE AR-
520 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SALINE AND
NORTHERN GARLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 516 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE OUACHITA SP...OR 5
MILES EAST OF LAKE OUACHITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  MOUNTAIN PINE...      LAKE OUACHITA SP...   LAKE LAGO...
  LAKE CORONADO...      LAKE BALBOA...        JESSIEVILLE...
  HOT SPGS VILLAGE...   OWENSVILLE...         MOUNTAIN VALLEY...
  HAMILTON...           WHITTINGTON...        THREE SISTERS LNDG...
  SPILLWAY REC AREA...  SMITH PINNACLE...     SHORT MTN...
  RICKS LAKE...         OZARK LITHIA...       MUSE MTN...

REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGE HAVE BEEN NOTED WITH THIS TORNADO. TAKE 
COVER NOW!

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 3478 9312 3478 9308 3481 9307 3486 9300
      3461 9280 3456 9320 3461 9327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 221DEG 34KT 3461 9319

$$

BJS
281 
WWUS54 KLZK 252233
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
533 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

ARC051-125-252245-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110425T2245Z/
GARLAND AR-SALINE AR-
533 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SALINE AND
NORTHEASTERN GARLAND COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 530 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
TORNADO WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 
MILES WEST OF JESSIEVILLE...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE 
OUACHITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  LAKE LAGO...          LAKE CORONADO...      LAKE BALBOA...
  JESSIEVILLE...        HOT SPGS VILLAGE...   OWENSVILLE...
  MOUNTAIN VALLEY...    HAMILTON...           WHITTINGTON...
  SMITH PINNACLE...     SHORT MTN...          MUSE MTN...
  LAKE PINEDA...        LAKE DESOTO...        LAKE CORTEZ...
  IRON SPRING ROADSIDE PARK...                GOOSEPOND MTN...
  BREAD CREEK PINNACLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS 
TORNADO. 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 3478 9312 3478 9308 3481 9307 3486 9300
      3461 9280 3462 9312 3467 9321
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 219DEG 33KT 3471 9311

$$

BJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Pope, Scott, Yell59 min
Apr 24, 7:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Johnson, Marion and 5 more6 hr
Apr 24, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Johnson, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy42 min
Apr 24, 7:36 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLogan, Scott39 min
Apr 24, 7:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBaxter47 min
Apr 24, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Scott, Yell49 min
Apr 24, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Newton, Pope, Searcy40 min
Apr 24, 8:14 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLogan, Scott, Yell46 min
Apr 24, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKStone44 min
Apr 24, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKSharp33 min
Apr 24, 8:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKCleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Pope, Searcy and 3 more3 hr
Apr 24, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Pope, Scott, Yell61 min
Apr 24, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLogan, Pope, Yell35 min
Apr 24, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKSebastian46 min
Apr 24, 9:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKFranklin, Johnson, Logan4 days
Apr 24, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKConway, Pope, Yell20 min
Apr 24, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Pope, Van Buren43 min
Apr 24, 9:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKConway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Scott, Van Buren and 1 more3 hr
Apr 24, 9:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKMontgomery, Yell46 min
Apr 24, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott, Yell38 min
Apr 24, 10:18 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKYell34 min
Apr 24, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Pike, Polk51 min
Apr 24, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Conway, Stone, Van Buren50 min
Apr 24, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Perry, Pope, Yell48 min
Apr 24, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott, Yell39 min
Apr 24, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Scott and 1 more42 min
Apr 24, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Perry, Pope, Yell39 min
Apr 24, 11:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Perry, Saline39 min
Apr 24, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry, Van Buren51 min
Apr 25, 12:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPulaski, Saline47 min
Apr 25, 12:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWhite45 min
Apr 25, 1:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLonoke, Prairie, Pulaski45 min
Apr 25, 1:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Pulaski51 min
Apr 25, 1:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKLogan, Scott, Yell3 hr
Apr 25, 1:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Fulton, Johnson, Marion, Newton and 1 more3 hr
Apr 25, 1:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWoodruff46 min
Apr 25, 1:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Hot Spring, Pike48 min
Apr 25, 2:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPrairie47 min
Apr 25, 2:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKClark, Grant, Hot Spring44 min
Apr 25, 5:03 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryLZKArkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne and 28 more17 hr
Apr 25, 6:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk44 min
Apr 25, 6:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMontgomery, Pike, Polk57 min
Apr 25, 7:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Marion3 hr
Apr 25, 7:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery44 min
Apr 25, 8:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring44 min
Apr 25, 8:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton, Pope and 4 more3 hr
Apr 25, 8:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKSaline43 hr
Apr 25, 8:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPulaski, Saline45 min
Apr 25, 8:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Saline51 min
Apr 25, 9:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLonoke, Prairie, Pulaski44 min
Apr 25, 9:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski and 1 more41 min
Apr 25, 9:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Hot Spring, Ouachita, Pike40 min
Apr 25, 9:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKConway, Perry5 days
Apr 25, 9:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKPerry13 days
Apr 25, 9:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie51 min
Apr 25, 9:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPrairie, Woodruff46 min
Apr 25, 10:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKClark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson and 1 more3 hr
Apr 25, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKDallas29 min
Apr 25, 10:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKFulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone3 hr
Apr 25, 10:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas, Monroe30 min
Apr 25, 11:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKPrairie, White, Woodruff50 days
Apr 25, 11:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKPrairie50 days
Apr 25, 11:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe58 days
Apr 25, 11:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKWhite19 days
Apr 25, 12:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk, Scott44 min
Apr 25, 12:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKYell3 days
Apr 25, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott32 min
Apr 25, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk47 min
Apr 25, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Scott39 min
Apr 25, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPolk43 min
Apr 25, 2:35 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk25 min
Apr 25, 2:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott3 hr
Apr 25, 2:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Johnson, Marion, Newton, Pope and 1 more6 hr
Apr 25, 2:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk35 min
Apr 25, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMontgomery, Scott, Yell34 min
Apr 25, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Yell44 min
Apr 25, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Montgomery, Perry, Scott, Yell38 min
Apr 25, 3:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Montgomery, Pike52 min
Apr 25, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry35 min
Apr 25, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFulton, Independence, Izard, Sharp, Stone44 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.