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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2018, 10:09 PM CDT for 8 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2018, 10:09 PM CDT (03:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2018, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cleburne County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Sharp County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 13, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 1321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 505 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 495 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.4
- Supercell composite
- 17.1
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 13, 6:12 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 6:12 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Little Rock AR 612 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .AVIATION... Forecasts will continue to reflect expected evolution of convective event, which is not entering extreme western sections of the forecast area. Expect a near westerly surface wind of 10-18kts to prevail across all sites after 14/12z. 99 && .PREV DISCUSSION...(ISSUED 332 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018) SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Saturday Overall forecast philosophy remains constant during this short period. Conditions for well organized convection are indicated by 18z KLZK sounding. Still a question remains how quickly convection will grow upscale to a more linear mode. Heavy convection is expected to clear southeast sections by 14/14z Text && LONG TERM...Saturday night through Friday The biggest concern in the long term periods will be near-freezing temperatures Sunday and Monday morning. Closed upper low will follow the surface system departing on Saturday night, with the primary track north of the region. Cloud cover associated with the system will pass through northern Arkansas, with clearing over the remainder of the area. With much colder air moving into the region, temperatures will fall into the 30s in most areas, and we could see readings close to freezing in the northwest and portions of the west by Sunday morning. However, the clouds remaining in the north should preclude a hard freeze. Surface high pressure will move into the region on Sunday, with clouds clearing out. Freezing/near-freezing temperatures will be a little more widespread on Sunday night/Monday morning, with a freeze most likely in the west and north. Some portions of the northwest (particularly the usual sheltered valley areas) could see temperatures in the 20s. The high will shift eastward Monday into Tuesday, with winds coming around to the south, and temperatures warming back into the 70s to around 80 degrees. Around mid-week, a weaker front will move through the region, yielding little more than slight rain chances and a slight increase in cloud cover. There will be slight cooling behind this front. Toward the end of the week, there will be another system approaching the area, bringing another chance for rainfall. && && .LZK Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Wind Advisory until 10 PM CDT this evening FOR Arkansas-Desha- Drew-Independence-Jackson-Jefferson-Lincoln-Lonoke-Monroe- Prairie-White-Woodruff. Flash Flood Watch until 6 AM CDT Saturday FOR Arkansas-Bradley- Desha-Drew-Lincoln-Monroe. && Aviation...99
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 10:00 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Update National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1000 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-141145- Boone-Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Newton-Searcy-Stone-Izard- Independence-Johnson-Pope-Van Buren-Cleburne-Jackson-Logan-Conway- Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Scott-Yell-Perry-Polk-Montgomery-Garland- Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-Clark-Hot Spring-Grant- Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln-Desha-Ouachita- Calhoun-Bradley-Drew- 1000 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Showers and thunderstorms will affect the state tonight, as a storm system moves through the region. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible, with the primary threats of damaging winds and large hail possible. Also, a few tornadoes will be possible. The storms ahead of the cold front will gradually move across Arkansas later tonight and into the overnight. Additionally, heavy rainfall will be a concern with any stronger storms, with localized flooding and flash flooding possible. Also, winds will be elevated today from the south, and be 10 to 20 mph, some gusts to around 25 to 30 mph. Caution is advised on area bodies of water due to the increased winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday Through Thursday The storm system will be pushing through Arkansas on Saturday, and will gradually take the showers and thunderstorms to the east of the state. Localized flooding could be on going with the heavy rain from Friday night. Any remaining storms may contain heavy rain before all moving out of Arkansas Saturday night. Much colder air again will filter in behind the cold front, and spotty locations will see around freezing temperatures Sunday and Monday mornings. Mostly dry Monday and the coming week. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation will be needed this evening and into the overnight due to the potential of severe storms. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 59
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 13, 9:39 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
939 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG W OPPELO 35.10N 92.77W
04/13/2018 CONWAY AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWNED NEAR OPPELO
&&
EVENT NUMBER LZK201800036
CROSSLocal storm report, Apr 13, 9:41 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
941 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM TSTM WND DMG ADONA 35.04N 92.90W
04/13/2018 PERRY AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWNED
&&
EVENT NUMBER LZK201800037
CROSSLocal storm report, Apr 13, 9:43 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
943 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0920 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E MORRILTON 35.15N 92.71W
04/13/2018 CONWAY AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN BETWEEN MORRILTON AND PLUMERVILLE
&&
EVENT NUMBER LZK201800038
CROSSLocal storm report, Apr 13, 9:45 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
945 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0942 PM HAIL 2 NW CONWAY 35.11N 92.47W
04/13/2018 M1.00 INCH FAULKNER AR AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL
&&
EVENT NUMBER LZK201800039
CROSSLocal storm report, Apr 13, 9:49 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton and 3 more | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Van Buren, Yell | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Scott, Yell | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell | 43 min |
| Apr 13, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Conway, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Pope and 4 more | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Conway, Garland, Hot Spring, Johnson, Logan and 6 more | 62 min |
| Apr 13, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Pope, Yell | 16 min |
| Apr 13, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Fulton, Izard, Marion and 4 more | 61 min |
| Apr 13, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery and 5 more | 62 min |
| Apr 13, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson and 4 more | 43 min |
| Apr 13, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, White | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski and 3 more | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie and 2 more | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White, Woodruff | 32 min |
| Apr 13, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jackson, Woodruff | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 12:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 12:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 1:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Monroe | 10 min |
| Apr 14, 1:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 1:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 1:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Ouachita | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Cleveland | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 2:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Ouachita | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Lincoln | 60 min |
| Apr 14, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 2:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 60 min |
| Apr 14, 3:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Desha, Drew | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 4:12 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | LZK | Marion | 10 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 7:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Hot Spring | 6 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Perry | 36 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, Lawrence | 19 days |
| Apr 14, 9:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Randolph | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Jackson, Woodruff | 19 days |
| Apr 14, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 25 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Saline | 17 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:34 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LZK | Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:34 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LZK | Marion | 18 hr |
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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.