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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2021, 3:03 PM CST for Prairie County, White County, Woodruff County, Arkansas. It was in force for 17 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
- Feb 28, 2021, 3:03 PM CST (21:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2021, 3:20 PM CST
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Prairie County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2:22 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 448 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
336
WFUS54 KLZK 282103
TORLZK
ARC117-145-147-282145-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0001.210228T2103Z-210228T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
303 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Woodruff County in eastern Arkansas...
Northeastern Prairie County in central Arkansas...
Southeastern White County in central Arkansas...
* Until 345 PM CST.
* At 303 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pryor, or 8 miles north of Des Arc, moving east at
55 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...
Hunter... Pryor...
Cotton Plant... Becton...
Dixie... Sand Hill...
Howell... Penrose...
McClelland... Gregory...
Grays... Jasmine...
Morton... Little Dixie...
Hilleman... Wiville...
Georgetown...
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 3499 9157 3518 9162 3527 9104 3503 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 261DEG 49KT 3510 9150
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Goudsward2 follow-up statements
778
WWUS54 KLZK 282112
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
312 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021
ARC117-282122-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210228T2145Z/
Prairie AR-
312 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PRAIRIE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central and
eastern Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3509 9150 3517 9151 3527 9104 3503 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 261DEG 49KT 3512 9135
$$
ARC145-147-282145-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210228T2145Z/
Woodruff AR-White AR-
312 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
WOODRUFF AND SOUTHEASTERN WHITE COUNTIES...
At 312 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Hurricane Lake WMA, or 11 miles
south of Augusta, moving east at 55 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...
Hunter... Becton...
Dixie... Howell...
Morton... Penrose...
Hilleman... McClelland...
Wiville... Gregory...
Grays... Georgetown...
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 3509 9150 3517 9151 3527 9104 3503 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 261DEG 49KT 3512 9135
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Shelton221
WWUS54 KLZK 282120 RRA
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
320 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021
ARC145-147-282130-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210228T2145Z/
Woodruff AR-White AR-
320 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WOODRUFF AND SOUTHEASTERN WHITE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central and
eastern Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3509 9150 3517 9151 3527 9104 3503 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 261DEG 49KT 3514 9122
$$
GoudswardThe office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 9:08 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LZK | Arkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jackson | 40 min |
| Feb 28, 2:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jackson | 43 min |
| Feb 28, 11:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 2:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Perry | 49 min |
| Feb 28, 2:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 41 min |
| Feb 28, 2:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 43 min |
| Feb 28, 2:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, White | 36 min |
| Feb 28, 3:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski and 1 more | 44 min |
| Feb 28, 3:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, White | 90 min |
| Feb 28, 4:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 23 min |
| Feb 28, 4:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring | 42 min |
| Feb 28, 5:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Feb 28, 5:36 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline | 119 min |
| Feb 28, 5:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 52 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.