Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 42, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2021, 8:52 PM CDT for Cleburne County, White County, Arkansas. It was in force for 38 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
- Jun 9, 2021, 8:52 PM CDT (01:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Cleburne County, AR, White County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 9:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Center Hill, AR | SOME LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN NORTH OF CENTER HILL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 1825 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1291 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KLZK 100152
TORLZK
ARC023-145-100230-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0042.210610T0152Z-210610T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
852 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Cleburne County in north central Arkansas...
West central White County in central Arkansas...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 851 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Crosby, or 11 miles northwest of Searcy, moving
south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
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...
Gravel Hill... Center Hill...
Joy... Pickens in White County...
Sidon...
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 3538 9195 3538 9187 3520 9181 3521 9200
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 004DEG 11KT 3532 9191
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
Cooper3 follow-up statements
999
WWUS54 KLZK 100200
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
900 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
ARC023-145-100230-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210610T0230Z/
Cleburne AR-White AR-
900 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE AND WEST CENTRAL WHITE COUNTIES...
At 900 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gravel Hill, or 10 miles west of Searcy, moving
south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Gravel Hill... Center Hill...
Joy... Pickens in White County...
Sidon...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3538 9195 3538 9187 3520 9181 3521 9200
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 004DEG 11KT 3529 9191
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
Cooper922
WWUS54 KLZK 100206
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
906 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
ARC023-100216-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210610T0230Z/
Cleburne AR-
906 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE 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 3536 9194 3536 9186 3520 9181 3521 9196
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 004DEG 11KT 3527 9191
$$
ARC145-100230-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210610T0230Z/
White AR-
906 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY...
At 906 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gravel Hill, or 10 miles west of Searcy, moving
south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Crosby... Center Hill...
Joy... Pickens in White County...
Sidon...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3536 9194 3536 9186 3520 9181 3521 9196
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 004DEG 11KT 3527 9191
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
Cooper051
WWUS54 KLZK 100221
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
921 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
ARC145-100230-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-210610T0230Z/
White AR-
921 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY...
At 921 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gravel Hill, or 10 miles west of Searcy, moving
south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
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...
Crosby... Center Hill...
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 9193 3530 9184 3520 9181 3521 9195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 004DEG 11KT 3522 9191
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
CooperThe office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 7:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski | 109 min |
| Jun 9, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Izard, Lawrence, Sharp | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Pulaski | 23 min |
| Jun 9, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 7:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Pulaski | 2 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lonoke | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski | 14 min |
| Jun 9, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Pulaski | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 8:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Jefferson | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Newton | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 8:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | White | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, White | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | White | 17 min |
| Jun 10, 1:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Monroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Desha, Lincoln | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Desha, Drew | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 9:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Desha, Drew | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LZK | Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 12:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Desha, Drew, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Bradley | 28 min |
| Jun 10, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Hot Spring | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Van Buren | 30 min |
| Jun 10, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 6:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Pulaski | 118 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.