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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2015, 10:48 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2015, 10:48 PM CDT (03:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2015, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baxter County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Stone County, AR, Van Buren County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 2744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
560
WUUS54 KLZK 250348
SVRLZK
ARC005-129-137-141-250430-
/O.NEW.KLZK.SV.W.0310.150725T0348Z-150725T0430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1048 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN SEARCY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN BAXTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
WESTERN STONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 1047 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MARSHALL TO NEAR ELBERTA TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST
OF THOLA TO NEAR BLANCHARD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND...MOVING SOUTH AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNTAIN VIEW...MARSHALL...KAY...BLANCHARD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND...
ELBERTA...WATTS...WOOLUM...ROCKY HILL...OLD LEXINGTON...ELBA...
THOLA...LESLIE...BIG FLAT...ALLISON...ZACH...ALCO...CANAAN...
RUSHING...OXLEY AND DENNARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3609 9217 3595 9211 3594 9211 3584 9206
3569 9228 3562 9253 3566 9277 3596 9270
3596 9252 3603 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 359DEG 19KT 3588 9267 3588 9253 3594 9230 3601
9219
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
441 follow-up statement
281
WWUS54 KLZK 250406
SVSLZK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1106 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
ARC005-250415-
/O.CAN.KLZK.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-150725T0430Z/
BAXTER AR-
1106 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BAXTER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3584 9206 3569 9228 3562 9253 3566 9277
3589 9272 3598 9232 3597 9231 3602 9216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 358DEG 21KT 3580 9268 3579 9253 3582 9230 3592
9219
$$
ARC129-137-141-250430-
/O.CON.KLZK.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-150725T0430Z/
VAN BUREN AR-SEARCY AR-STONE AR-
1106 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN VAN BUREN...SOUTHEASTERN SEARCY AND SOUTHWESTERN STONE
COUNTIES...
AT 1105 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM KAY TO NEAR ELBERTA TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THOLA TO
NEAR BLANCHARD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNTAIN VIEW...MARSHALL...KAY...BLANCHARD SPRINGS CAMPGROUND...
ELBERTA...WATTS...WOOLUM...ROCKY HILL...OLD LEXINGTON...ELBA...
THOLA...LESLIE...ALLISON...ALCO...CANAAN...RUSHING...OXLEY...
DENNARD...NEWNATA AND BOTKINBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3584 9206 3569 9228 3562 9253 3566 9277
3589 9272 3598 9232 3597 9231 3602 9216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 358DEG 21KT 3580 9268 3579 9253 3582 9230 3592
9219
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
44The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Marion | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Marion | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 9:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Monroe | 23 min |
| Jul 24, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Baxter, Marion | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 24 min |
| Jul 24, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Prairie | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone, Marion | 23 min |
| Jul 24, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Stone | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Marion, Searcy, Stone | 52 min |
| Jul 24, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Marion, Searcy | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 26 min |
| Jul 25, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 10:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Dallas | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Hot Spring | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery | 26 min |
| Jul 25, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pike | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.