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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Little Rock, AR

December 10, 2021Jackson County, White County, Woodruff County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 8:02 PM CST for Jackson County, White County, Woodruff County, Arkansas. It was in force for 43 min. 5 reports 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: Dec 10, 2021, 8:02 PM CST (02:02 UTC)
Expired: Dec 10, 2021, 8:45 PM CST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Jackson County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 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
Dec 10, 8:13 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Augusta, AR	POSSIBLE TORNADO. THE WOODRUFF COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF AUGUSTA. SEVERAL HOMES WERE DAMAGED, WITH TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. TWO FARM SHOPS AND SEVERAL GRAIN BINS WERE DESTROYED. THERE WERE 2-3 MINOR INJURIES. TIME C
Dec 10, 8:13 PM CST	TORNADO	1 N Augusta, AR	* 3 INJ * THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST NORTH OF AUGUSTA...WEST OF ARKANSAS HWY 33...MOVING NORTHEAST...SEVERELY DAMAGING HOMES AND UPROOTING ORSNAPPING TREES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG SINCLAIR STREET. AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST...IT SEVERELY DAMAGED FAR
Dec 10, 8:21 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Overcup, AR	POSSIBLE TORNADO. NUMEROUS POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 17 AND 33 CLOSE TO THE WOODRUFF COUNTY LINE. TIME BASED ON RADAR DATA. (CORRECTED TIME FROM EARLIER REPORT).
Dec 10, 8:30 PM CST	TORNADO	2 Ssw Beedeville, AR	THIS BRIEF TORNADO STARTED NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 169 AND HWY 37, MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF HWY 37 FOR ABOUT A HALF MILE BEFORE LIFTING SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 141. SOME TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A COUPLE TRAVEL TRAILERS WERE BLOWN O
Dec 10, 8:31 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 S Beedeville, AR	POSSIBLE TORNADO. SEVERAL RESIDENCES ON HIGHWAY 37 WERE DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWN. TIME BASED ON RADAR DATA. (CORRECTED TIME FROM EARLIER REPORT).

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 10, 3:07 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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: 1725 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 398 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 420 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.8
Supercell composite: 16.2

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The text

As transmitted.

886 
WFUS54 KLZK 110202
TORLZK
ARC067-145-147-110245-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0053.211211T0202Z-211211T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
802 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Woodruff County in eastern Arkansas...
  Southern Jackson County in eastern Arkansas...
  Northeastern White County in central Arkansas...

* Until 845 PM CST.
    
* At 802 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Bald Knob, or 8 miles west of Augusta, moving
  northeast at 45 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...
  Newport...                        Augusta...
  Bald Knob...                      Patterson...
  Grubbs...                         Russell...
  Tupelo...                         Algoa...
  McFadden...                       Bradford...
  Beedeville...                     Amagon...
  Weldon...                         Balch...
  Blackville...                     Shoffner...
  Stegall...                        Heffington...
  Fitzhugh...                       Pumpkin Bend...

This includes US Highway 67 between mile markers 54 and 83.
 
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 3521 9155 3544 9163 3553 9141 3553 9137
      3555 9137 3568 9104 3530 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 240DEG 41KT 3531 9151 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

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4 follow-up statements

046 
WWUS54 KLZK 110217 RRA
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
817 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

ARC067-145-147-110245-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-211211T0245Z/
Woodruff AR-Jackson AR-White AR-
817 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
WOODRUFF...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND EAST CENTRAL WHITE COUNTIES...
    
At 817 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Augusta, moving east at 45 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...
Newport...                        Augusta...
Patterson...                      Grubbs...
Tupelo...                         Algoa...
McFadden...                       Beedeville...
Amagon...                         Weldon...
Balch...                          Blackville...
Olyphant...                       Shoffner...
Ingleside...                      Stegall...
Fitzhugh...                       Erwin...
Pumpkin Bend...                   

This includes US Highway 67 between mile markers 69 and 83.
 
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 3524 9139 3552 9141 3553 9141 3553 9137
      3555 9137 3568 9104 3530 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 248DEG 41KT 3533 9129 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

62

168 
WWUS54 KLZK 110220
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
820 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

ARC067-145-147-110245-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-211211T0245Z/
Woodruff AR-Jackson AR-White AR-
820 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
WOODRUFF...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND EAST CENTRAL WHITE COUNTIES...
        
At 820 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located near Tupelo, or near
Augusta, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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...
Newport...                        Augusta...
Patterson...                      Grubbs...
Tupelo...                         Algoa...
McFadden...                       Beedeville...
Amagon...                         Weldon...
Balch...                          Blackville...
Olyphant...                       Shoffner...
Ingleside...                      Stegall...
Fitzhugh...                       Erwin...
Pumpkin Bend...                   

This includes US Highway 67 between mile markers 69 and 83.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3524 9139 3552 9141 3553 9141 3553 9137
      3555 9137 3568 9104 3530 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 251DEG 36KT 3534 9126 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

62

862 
WWUS54 KLZK 110231
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
831 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

ARC145-110240-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-211211T0245Z/
White AR-
831 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for eastern
Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3532 9114 3546 9125 3564 9104 3536 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 237DEG 46KT 3543 9112 

$$

ARC067-147-110245-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-211211T0245Z/
Woodruff AR-Jackson AR-
831 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN WOODRUFF AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
        
At 830 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located over McFadden, or 15
miles southeast of Newport, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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...
Algoa...                          McFadden...
Beedeville...                     Amagon...
Weldon...                         Balch...
Blackville...                     Shoffner...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3532 9114 3546 9125 3564 9104 3536 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 237DEG 46KT 3543 9112 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

DTC

417 
WWUS54 KLZK 110246
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
846 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

ARC067-147-110255-
/O.EXP.KLZK.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-211211T0245Z/
Woodruff AR-Jackson AR-
846 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WOODRUFF AND SOUTHEASTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with a trailing thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for eastern
Arkansas.

LAT...LON 3532 9114 3546 9125 3564 9104 3536 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 240DEG 41KT 3551 9095 

$$

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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
Dec 10, 6:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Jackson	24 min
Dec 10, 6:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline, White	45 min
Dec 10, 6:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, White	52 min
Dec 10, 7:01 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White	29 min
Dec 10, 7:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Montgomery, Saline	27 min
Dec 10, 7:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff	26 min
Dec 10, 7:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White	49 min
Dec 10, 7:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White	46 min
Dec 10, 7:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Perry, Pulaski, Saline	17 min
Dec 10, 7:38 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White	37 min
Dec 10, 7:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski	46 min
Dec 10, 7:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson, White	43 min
Dec 10, 7:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike	56 min
Dec 10, 8:12 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Garland, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline and 2 more	3 hr
Dec 10, 8:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski, White, Woodruff	46 min
Dec 10, 8:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, White, Woodruff	46 min
Dec 10, 8:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Jackson, Woodruff	37 min
Dec 10, 8:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Boone, Marion	50 min
Dec 10, 8:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Saline	47 min
Dec 10, 8:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Pike	45 min
Dec 10, 8:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Scott	52 min
Dec 10, 9:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Jackson, Woodruff	47 min
Dec 10, 9:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson, Pulaski, Saline	41 min
Dec 10, 9:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Conway, Johnson, Logan, Pope, Van Buren, Yell	48 min
Dec 10, 9:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas	40 min
Dec 10, 9:53 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie	37 min
Dec 10, 10:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleburne, Conway, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren	25 min
Dec 10, 10:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson	42 min
Dec 10, 10:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie	31 min
Dec 10, 11:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Monroe	53 min
Dec 10, 11:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson	27 min
Dec 10, 11:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	48 min
Dec 10, 11:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jefferson	29 min
Dec 11, 12:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita	30 min
Dec 11, 12:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln	29 min
Dec 11, 1:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Lincoln	55 min
Dec 11, 1:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	19 min
Dec 11, 1:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Drew	44 min
Dec 11, 2:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha	43 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.