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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at May 18, 2021, 7:33 PM CDT for Conway County, Faulkner County, Perry County, Arkansas. It was in force for 16 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
- May 18, 2021, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2021, 7:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Conway County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Perry County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 464 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 986 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
684
WFUS54 KLZK 190033
TORLZK
ARC029-045-105-190100-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0025.210519T0033Z-210519T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
733 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Perry County in central Arkansas...
West central Faulkner County in central Arkansas...
Southeastern Conway County in central Arkansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 733 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Morrilton, moving northeast 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...
Conway... Morrilton...
Menifee... Houston...
Hill Creek... Springfield...
Plumerville... Mt Olive in Conway County...
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 109 and 121.
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 3503 9272 3515 9275 3530 9253 3512 9249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 239DEG 25KT 3512 9267
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DTC2 follow-up statements
138
WWUS54 KLZK 190037
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
737 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
ARC105-190047-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210519T0100Z/
Perry AR-
737 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3528 9252 3516 9250 3511 9262 3511 9263
3510 9265 3508 9270 3513 9275 3515 9275
3530 9253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 234DEG 24KT 3514 9265
$$
ARC029-045-190100-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210519T0100Z/
Faulkner AR-Conway AR-
737 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL FAULKNER AND SOUTHEASTERN CONWAY COUNTIES...
At 737 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Morrilton, moving northeast 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...
Morrilton... Menifee...
Hill Creek... Springfield...
Plumerville... Mt Olive in Conway County...
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 109 and 118.
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 3528 9252 3516 9250 3511 9262 3511 9263
3510 9265 3508 9270 3513 9275 3515 9275
3530 9253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 234DEG 24KT 3514 9265
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DTC618
WWUS54 KLZK 190049
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
749 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
ARC029-045-190059-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210519T0100Z/
Faulkner AR-Conway AR-
749 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL FAULKNER AND SOUTHEASTERN
CONWAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3528 9252 3516 9250 3511 9262 3511 9263
3510 9265 3508 9270 3513 9275 3515 9275
3530 9253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 239DEG 25KT 3518 9256
$$
DTCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Conway, Pope, Saline | 53 min |
| May 18, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Clark | 39 min |
| May 18, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Pulaski | 41 min |
| May 18, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 37 min |
| May 18, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Faulkner | 38 min |
| May 18, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski | 20 min |
| May 18, 8:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry | 4 hr |
| May 18, 8:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski, Van Buren | 5 hr |
| May 18, 8:54 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LZK | Prairie, White, Woodruff | 13 hr |
| May 18, 8:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Grant, Pulaski, Saline | 5 hr |
| May 18, 9:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Ouachita | 3 hr |
| May 18, 10:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Van Buren, White | 3 hr |
| May 18, 10:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Dallas, Grant, Ouachita | 4 hr |
| May 18, 10:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Grant, Pulaski, Saline | 118 min |
| May 19, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LZK | Prairie, White, Woodruff | 35 hr |
| May 19, 11:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LZK | Clark, Cleburne, Conway, Dallas, Faulkner, Garland and 9 more | 32 hr |
| May 19, 4:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant | 3 hr |
| May 19, 5:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Grant, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 2 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.