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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Little Rock, AR
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.
- 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 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
$$
Cooper2 follow-up statements
438
WWUS54 KLZK 100230
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
930 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
ARC145-100300-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210610T0300Z/
White AR-
930 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WHITE COUNTY...
At 930 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gravel Hill, or 10 miles west of Searcy, moving
south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Beebe... McRae...
Garner... Antioch in White County...
This includes US Highway 67 between mile markers 30 and 37.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and flash flooding
may occur. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3525 9194 3523 9182 3506 9175 3509 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 356DEG 9KT 3521 9192
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
62351
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
$$
230The 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, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, White | 38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.