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Tornado Warning 82, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2011, 5:08 PM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 52 min. 4 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, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 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, Pike County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 25, 5:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Brady Mountain Recreati, AR | LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON HOUSES AND POWER LINES NEAR BRADY MOUNTAIN. |
| Apr 25, 5:44 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bonnerdale, AR | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN...AND IS BLOCKING HIGHWAY 70. |
| Apr 25, 6:01 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Sunshine, AR | |
| Apr 25, 6:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 W Royal, 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 25, 11:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
845 WFUS54 KLZK 252208 TORLZK ARC019-051-059-097-109-252300- /O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0082.110425T2208Z-110425T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 508 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS... WEST CENTRAL HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 504 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF DAISY SP...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE GREESON. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE... ROCKWELL... LAKE OUACHITA... LAKE HAMILTON... DEGRAY LAKE... SEGUR... MEYERS... LOFTON... GLENWOOD... GAP CREEK REC AREA... DEGRAY LAKE SP... AMITY... WELSH... SUNSHINE... SILVER... ROYAL... ROSBORO... POINT CEDAR... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 89. 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 3472 9341 3428 9290 3415 9362 3433 9379 TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 235DEG 42KT 3428 9358 $$ 62
2 follow-up statements
101 WWUS54 KLZK 252216 SVSLZK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 516 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ARC019-051-059-097-109-252300- /O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110425T2300Z/ CLARK AR-PIKE AR-HOT SPRING AR-MONTGOMERY AR-GARLAND AR- 516 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN GARLAND... SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...WEST CENTRAL HOT SPRING...NORTHEASTERN PIKE AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 513 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GLENWOOD...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE GREESON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE... ROCKWELL... LAKE OUACHITA... LAKE HAMILTON... DEGRAY LAKE... SEGUR... MEYERS... LOFTON... GLENWOOD... GAP CREEK REC AREA... DEGRAY LAKE SP... AMITY... WELSH... SUNSHINE... SILVER... ROYAL... ROSBORO... POINT CEDAR... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3472 9341 3428 9290 3415 9362 3427 9373 TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 235DEG 42KT 3434 9349 $$ 62
927 WWUS54 KLZK 252229 SVSLZK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 529 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ARC019-051-059-097-109-252300- /O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110425T2300Z/ CLARK AR-PIKE AR-HOT SPRING AR-MONTGOMERY AR-GARLAND AR- 529 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN GARLAND... SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...WEST CENTRAL HOT SPRING...NORTHEASTERN PIKE AND NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEYERS...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE OUACHITA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. ANOTHER POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE GREESON...ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE... ROCKWELL... LAKE OUACHITA... LAKE HAMILTON... DEGRAY LAKE... SEGUR... MEYERS... LOFTON... GLENWOOD... GAP CREEK REC AREA... DEGRAY LAKE SP... AMITY... WELSH... SUNSHINE... SILVER... ROYAL... ROSBORO... POINT CEDAR... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 89. 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 3472 9341 3428 9290 3415 9362 3427 9373 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 235DEG 42KT 3441 9336 $$ BJS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Pope, Scott, Yell | 59 min |
| Apr 24, 7:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Johnson, Marion and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone, Johnson, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Baxter | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Scott, Yell | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Newton, Pope, Searcy | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott, Yell | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Stone | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Sharp | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 8:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Pope, Searcy and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Pope, Scott, Yell | 61 min |
| Apr 24, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Logan, Pope, Yell | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Sebastian | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 9:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Franklin, Johnson, Logan | 4 days |
| Apr 24, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Yell | 20 min |
| Apr 24, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Van Buren | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 9:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Conway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Scott, Van Buren and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery, Yell | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott, Yell | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Yell | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Pike, Polk | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Stone, Van Buren | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Perry, Pope, Yell | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott, Yell | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Scott and 1 more | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry, Pope, Yell | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Perry, Saline | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Van Buren | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 12:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | White | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 1:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott, Yell | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Johnson, Marion, Newton and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Woodruff | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring, Pike | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 2:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Prairie | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark, Grant, Hot Spring | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 5:03 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | LZK | Arkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne and 28 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 6:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Pike, Polk | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 7:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Marion | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 8:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 8:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton, Pope and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Saline | 43 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski, Saline | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Saline | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 9:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 9:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski and 1 more | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 9:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring, Ouachita, Pike | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 9:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry | 5 days |
| Apr 25, 9:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Perry | 13 days |
| Apr 25, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 9:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Prairie, Woodruff | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 10:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Dallas | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 10:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Prairie, White, Woodruff | 50 days |
| Apr 25, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Prairie | 50 days |
| Apr 25, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 58 days |
| Apr 25, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | White | 19 days |
| Apr 25, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 12:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Yell | 3 days |
| Apr 25, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 32 min |
| Apr 25, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 2:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Scott | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Polk | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk | 25 min |
| Apr 25, 2:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Johnson, Marion, Newton, Pope and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Scott, Yell | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Yell | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Scott, Yell | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Montgomery, Pike | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Independence, Izard, Sharp, Stone | 44 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.