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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 9, 20214 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2021, 1:59 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 11 min. 1 report 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 9, 2021, 1:59 PM CDT (18:59 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2021, 2:10 PM CDT
In force: 11 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Cleburne County, AR, Conway County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Van Buren County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 9, 2:20 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	2 Sw Quitman, AR

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 9, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 228 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 203 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -439 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 446 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 571 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

843 
WFUS54 KLZK 091859
TORLZK
ARC023-029-045-141-091930-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0024.210509T1859Z-210509T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
159 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Van Buren County in north central Arkansas...
  Southwestern Cleburne County in north central Arkansas...
  North central Faulkner County in central Arkansas...
  Eastern Conway County in central Arkansas...

* Until 230 PM CDT.
    
* At 159 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Damascus, or 12 miles south of Clinton, moving
  southeast at 30 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...
  Quitman...                        Guy...
  Damascus...                       Twin Groves...
  Whipple...                        Woolly Hollow State Park...
  Holland...                        Bee Branch...
  Enders...                         Southside in Van Buren 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 3540 9251 3547 9242 3537 9212 3518 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 304DEG 27KT 3541 9242 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement

864 
WWUS54 KLZK 091910
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
210 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

ARC023-029-045-141-091919-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210509T1930Z/
Van Buren AR-Cleburne AR-Faulkner AR-Conway AR-
210 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN VAN BUREN...SOUTHWESTERN
CLEBURNE...NORTH CENTRAL FAULKNER AND EASTERN CONWAY COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened and no longer 
appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
central and north central Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3540 9251 3547 9242 3537 9212 3518 9230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 304DEG 27KT 3537 9234 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 3:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Newton	47 min
May 9, 4:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	49 min
May 9, 5:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Marion	45 min
May 9, 5:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Stone	41 min
May 9, 5:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Fulton	45 min
May 9, 5:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Izard	49 min
May 9, 6:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Perry	41 min
May 9, 6:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Conway	18 min
May 9, 6:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren	29 min
May 9, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleburne	40 min
May 9, 7:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Faulkner	32 min
May 9, 10:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Boone	49 min
May 9, 10:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Baxter, Marion	37 min
May 9, 11:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Searcy	47 min
May 9, 11:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Izard, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren	29 min
May 9, 12:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Stone	38 min
May 9, 12:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Van Buren	37 min
May 9, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Van Buren	44 min
May 9, 2:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Faulkner, Van Buren, White	33 min
May 9, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland	25 min
May 9, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Saline	37 min
May 9, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Prairie, White	49 min
May 9, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas	28 min
May 9, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland	27 min
May 9, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas	46 min
May 9, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Woodruff	26 min
May 9, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	40 min
May 9, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Saline	24 min
May 9, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jackson	35 min
May 9, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Montgomery, Pike	24 min
May 9, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff	45 min
May 9, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Hot Spring	28 min
May 9, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, White	34 min
May 9, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	43 min
May 9, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	39 min
May 9, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	48 min
May 9, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Hot Spring	47 min
May 9, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	26 min
May 9, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff	48 min
May 9, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita	38 min
May 9, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline	48 min
May 9, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Prairie	31 min
May 9, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Prairie	37 min
May 9, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff	19 min
May 9, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Ouachita	48 min
May 9, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas	47 min
May 9, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	26 min
May 9, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	52 min
May 9, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie	51 min
May 9, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Monroe	38 min
May 9, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln	51 min
May 9, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Cleveland, Drew	38 min
May 9, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Ouachita	48 min
May 9, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Monroe	14 min
May 9, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland, Dallas	52 min
May 9, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Ouachita	49 min
May 9, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Drew	25 min
May 9, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Drew, Ouachita	37 min
May 9, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln	49 min
May 9, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	45 min
May 9, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun	35 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.