Tornado Warning 7, NWS Little Rock, AR

Issued

Jan 22, 2012, 7:48 PM CST (01:48 UTC)

Expired

Jan 22, 2012, 8:15 PM CST

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Little Rock, AR

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Arkansas County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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997 
WFUS54 KLZK 230148
TORLZK
ARC001-069-085-117-119-230215-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0007.120123T0148Z-120123T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
748 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL PRAIRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHERN LONOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CST

* AT 745 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS SEVERE
  STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HENSLEY ISLAND...OR 14 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF PINE BLUFF. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  REDFIELD...           PINE BLUFF ARSENAL... PARKERS CORNER...
  HUMNOKE...            HENSLEY ISLAND...     ENGLAND...
  BRUMMITT...           WRIGHT...             TUCKER...
  TOMBERLIN...          SHERRILL...           SEATON...
  SAMPLES...            PASTORIA...           JEFFERSON...
  GETHSEMANE...         DEXTER...             CULLER...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 530 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 19 AND 24.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF ALL ARKANSAS TORNADOES OCCUR AT NIGHT. TORNADOES
ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3452 9151 3429 9212 3440 9221 3446 9221
      3473 9177
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 235DEG 50KT 3442 9207

$$

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950 
WWUS54 KLZK 230202
SVSLZK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
802 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

ARC119-230212-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120123T0215Z/
PULASKI AR-
802 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3439 9201 3449 9203 3456 9203 3473 9177
      3452 9151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 236DEG 47KT 3451 9189

$$

ARC001-069-085-117-230215-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120123T0215Z/
ARKANSAS AR-JEFFERSON AR-LONOKE AR-PRAIRIE AR-
802 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PRAIRIE...
SOUTHERN LONOKE...NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS
COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CST...

AT 759 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENGLAND...OR 19
MILES NORTH OF PINE BLUFF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  PARKERS CORNER...     HUMNOKE...            ENGLAND...
  BRUMMITT...           TUCKER...             TOMBERLIN...
  SEATON...             CULLER...             COY...
  BLAKEMORE...          ALLPORT...            SEATON DUMP...
  RYAN...               NORTH STUTTGART...    JABB...
  GERIDGE...            FERDA...              CLEAR LAKE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF ALL ARKANSAS TORNADOES OCCUR AT NIGHT. TORNADOES
ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3439 9201 3449 9203 3456 9203 3473 9177
      3452 9151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 236DEG 47KT 3451 9189

$$

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