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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 18, 2019Logan County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2019, 2:09 PM CDT for Logan County, Arkansas. It was in force for 36 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
May 18, 2019, 2:09 PM CDT (19:09 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2019, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Logan County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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
May 18, 2:33 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGParis, ARNUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF PARIS.
May 18, 2:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGParis, ARSEVERAL TREES DOWN AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
May 18, 2:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGParis, ARA LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED.
May 18, 2:41 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Nw Subiaco, ARNUMEROUS TREES DOWN NORTH OF SUBIACO IN THE PATTERSON BLUFF AREA. TIME EST. FROM RADAR.

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
May 18, 12:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2019-05-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 717 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, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2019-05-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 345 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
717 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-216 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
969 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
345 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
385 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

612 
WFUS54 KLZK 181909
TORLZK
ARC083-181945-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0021.190518T1909Z-190518T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
209 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Logan County in western Arkansas...

* Until 245 PM CDT.
    
* At 209 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Washburn, or 10 miles west of Booneville, moving
  east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Booneville...                     Paris...
  Magazine...                       Ratcliff...
  Echo...                           Mount Magazine...
  Caulksville...                    Barber...
  Lucas...                          Chismville...
  Carbon City...                    Driggs...
  Corley...                         Glendale in Logan County...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3514 9414 3514 9403 3523 9403 3523 9392
      3529 9392 3532 9385 3531 9381 3534 9381
      3537 9373 3538 9371 3518 9362 3506 9414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 248DEG 49KT 3514 9411 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
876 
WWUS54 KLZK 181928
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
228 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

ARC083-181945-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190518T1945Z/
Logan AR-
228 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LOGAN COUNTY...
    
At 227 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Ratcliff, or near Paris, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Paris...                          Ratcliff...
Caulksville...                    Carbon City...
Driggs...                         

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3520 9385 3523 9392 3529 9392 3532 9385
      3531 9381 3534 9381 3537 9373 3538 9371
      3526 9366 3522 9375
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 240DEG 53KT 3528 9382 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Polk, Scott52 min
May 18, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan50 min
May 18, 2:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKMontgomery56 min
May 18, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Newton53 min
May 18, 3:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Yell43 min
May 18, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren and 1 more53 min
May 18, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBoone, Marion46 min
May 18, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Pike60 min
May 18, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion, Newton, Searcy54 min
May 18, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKConway, Faulkner, Garland, Perry, Saline56 min
May 18, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Pope, Searcy, Stone and 2 more39 min
May 18, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Saline40 min
May 18, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Ouachita54 min
May 18, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBaxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Sharp and 1 more40 min
May 18, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKDallas, Grant, Hot Spring15 min
May 18, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLonoke, Pulaski, White45 min
May 18, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, White41 min
May 18, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson66 min
May 18, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie43 min
May 18, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKRandolph, Sharp45 min
May 18, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln58 min
May 18, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff54 min
May 18, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMonroe, Prairie28 min
May 18, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson26 min
May 18, 6:35 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe11 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.