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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Little Rock, AR

June 9, 2021White County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2021, 9:19 PM CDT for White 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
Jun 9, 2021, 9:19 PM CDT (02:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2021, 9:36 PM CDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

County White County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:20 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 nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 255 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1825 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2021-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

296 
WFUS54 KLZK 100219
TORLZK
ARC145-100300-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0043.210610T0219Z-210610T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
919 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern White County in central Arkansas...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.
    
* At 919 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...
  Beebe...                          McRae...
  Crosby...                         Garner...
  Antioch in White County...        Center Hill...

This includes US Highway 67 between mile markers 30 and 37.
 
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 3506 9175 3509 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 356DEG 13KT 3523 9191 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Cooper
2 follow-up statements
438 
WWUS54 KLZK 100230
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
930 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

ARC145-100300-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210610T0300Z/
White AR-
930 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WHITE COUNTY...
    
At 930 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gravel Hill, or 10 miles west of Searcy, moving
south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Beebe...                          McRae...
Garner...                         Antioch in White County...

This includes US Highway 67 between mile markers 30 and 37.
 
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 3525 9194 3523 9182 3506 9175 3509 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 356DEG 9KT 3521 9192 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

62
351 
WWUS54 KLZK 100236
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
936 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

ARC145-100245-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210610T0300Z/
White AR-
936 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WHITE COUNTY 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 small hail and
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3525 9194 3523 9182 3506 9175 3509 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 356DEG 13KT 3519 9192 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJefferson, Lonoke, Prairie29 min
Jun 9, 7:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski109 min
Jun 9, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIndependence, Izard, Lawrence, Sharp47 min
Jun 9, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLonoke, Pulaski23 min
Jun 9, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie36 min
Jun 9, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp48 min
Jun 9, 7:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Pulaski2 hr
Jun 9, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGrant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline35 min
Jun 9, 7:53 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKJefferson, Lonoke37 min
Jun 9, 8:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKJefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski14 min
Jun 9, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Pulaski24 min
Jun 9, 8:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKJefferson66 min
Jun 9, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKNewton43 min
Jun 9, 8:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKWhite53 min
Jun 9, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, White49 min
Jun 9, 8:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKCleburne, White38 min
Jun 10, 1:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKMonroe, Prairie, White, Woodruff3 hr
Jun 10, 7:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Lincoln4 hr
Jun 10, 8:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKDesha, Drew4 hr
Jun 10, 9:24 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLZKDesha, Drew3 hr
Jun 10, 12:24 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLZKDesha, Drew, Lincoln6 hr
Jun 10, 12:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKDesha, Drew, Lincoln6 hr
Jun 10, 3:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKJefferson, Lincoln3 hr
Jun 10, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBradley28 min
Jun 10, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKHot Spring36 min
Jun 10, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKVan Buren30 min
Jun 10, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPulaski31 min
Jun 10, 6:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKPulaski118 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.