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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 7, 2021Calhoun County, Ouachita County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Ouachita County, Arkansas. It was in force for 30 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: Jun 7, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Calhoun County, AR, Ouachita County, AR

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 7, 12:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 150 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: 2401 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 563 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

933 
WFUS54 KLZK 072115
TORLZK
ARC013-103-072145-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0038.210607T2115Z-210607T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
415 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Calhoun County in southwestern Arkansas...
  Southeastern Ouachita County in southwestern Arkansas...

* Until 445 PM CDT.
    
* At 415 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Calion, or near Norphlet, moving northeast at 20
  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...
  Harrell...                        Hampton Municipal Airport...
  Artesian...                       Millers Bluff...

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 3333 9250 3332 9253 3333 9252 3337 9255
      3336 9256 3337 9259 3336 9261 3337 9264
      3336 9266 3355 9259 3349 9232 3332 9247
      3333 9248 3332 9249
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 219DEG 19KT 3334 9259 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

539 
WWUS54 KLZK 072129
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
429 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

ARC013-103-072145-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210607T2145Z/
Calhoun AR-Ouachita AR-
429 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND SOUTHEASTERN OUACHITA COUNTIES...
    
At 429 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Calion, or near Norphlet, moving northeast at 20
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...
Hampton...                        Harrell...
Hampton Municipal Airport...      Artesian...

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and flash flooding
may occur. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3333 9252 3337 9255 3336 9256 3337 9259
      3336 9261 3355 9257 3350 9236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 214DEG 15KT 3332 9260 

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

$$

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591 
WWUS54 KLZK 072138
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
438 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

ARC013-103-072148-
/O.EXP.KLZK.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210607T2145Z/
Calhoun AR-Ouachita AR-
438 PM CDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND SOUTHEASTERN
OUACHITA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
southwestern Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3333 9252 3337 9255 3336 9256 3337 9259
      3336 9261 3355 9257 3350 9236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 219DEG 19KT 3336 9257 

$$

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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
Jun 6, 7:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Drew	119 min
Jun 7, 2:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland and 22 more	4 days
Jun 7, 3:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark	48 min
Jun 7, 3:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	51 min
Jun 7, 4:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Ouachita	47 min
Jun 7, 4:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita, Pike	2 hr
Jun 7, 5:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln	41 min
Jun 7, 5:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson, Lincoln	38 min
Jun 7, 10:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Saline	33 hr
Jun 7, 10:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Ouachita	10 days
Jun 7, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	46 hr
Jun 7, 1:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pike	42 min
Jun 7, 1:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	44 min
Jun 7, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Ouachita	34 min
Jun 7, 2:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Clark, Montgomery, Pike	47 min
Jun 7, 2:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	43 min
Jun 7, 2:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	38 min
Jun 7, 2:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike	41 min
Jun 7, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	50 min
Jun 7, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Garland, Hot Spring	35 min
Jun 7, 3:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita	28 min
Jun 7, 3:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring	35 min
Jun 7, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas	29 min
Jun 7, 3:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Ouachita	32 min
Jun 7, 3:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	9 min
Jun 7, 3:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	30 min
Jun 7, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Ouachita	46 min
Jun 7, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Ouachita	45 min
Jun 7, 4:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita	40 min
Jun 7, 4:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Garland, Hot Spring	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline	49 min
Jun 7, 5:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas	8 min
Jun 7, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Grant and 2 more	41 min
Jun 7, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Desha, Drew, Lincoln	50 min
Jun 7, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Cleveland, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln and 3 more	36 min
Jun 7, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Pulaski, Saline	38 min
Jun 7, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Monroe and 1 more	53 min
Jun 7, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	50 min
Jun 7, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White	39 min
Jun 7, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff	38 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.