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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Mar 6, 2022, 3:18 PM CST for Polk County, Scott County, Arkansas. It was in force for 16 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2022, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2022, 3:34 PM CST
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Polk County, AR, Scott County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 31, 10:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 353 days |
| Mar 6, 2:18 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Mar 6, 11:20 AM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 11:20 AM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 9:27 AM CST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Little Rock AR 927 AM CST Sun Mar 6 2022 ARZ003>008-012>017-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-071600- Boone-Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Randolph-Newton-Searcy-Stone- Izard-Independence-Lawrence-Johnson-Pope-Van Buren-Cleburne- Jackson-Logan-Conway-Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Scott-Yell-Perry- Polk-Montgomery-Garland-Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike- Clark-Hot Spring-Grant-Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland- Lincoln-Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun-Bradley-Drew- 927 AM CST Sun Mar 6 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms are expected today into the overnight hours. The first round of storms, this afternoon and evening, are expected to be scattered out ahead of a frontal boundary. These storms will likely have the best chance of producing damaging winds, small hail, and tornadoes. The second round will occur tonight into the overnight hours as a line of showers and thunderstorms push through the state. Damaging winds are expected to be the primary concern associated with this round although small hail and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Localized heavy rainfall is also possible, particularly over the Ozarks region. The area of greatest concern for strong to severe thunderstorms will be from the western Arkansas River Valley through northeast Arkansas. The highest potential for severe storms will be during the afternoon and evening hours, though some threat will persist into the morning hours Monday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday Through Saturday Rain chances will end on Monday afternoon and evening as the weekend cold front departs. Much colder air will move back into Arkansas, with freezing temperatures possible across portions of the north and west by Tuesday morning. Some rain chances will be noted over southern Arkansas Tuesday through Wednesday, but no hazardous or severe weather is expected through most of the coming work week. Looking further out through the remainder of the week, more widespread colder temperatures will be possible by the end of the week and into next weekend. In fact, it appears that much of the state will be in danger of additional widespread hard freezes into mid-March. In addition to late-season hard freezes, some wintry precipitation may accompany the cold snap next weekend, with some snow fall possible over portions of northwestern Arkansas and the higher terrain of the Ozark Mountains. Impactful accumulations are not anticipated, and shifts in coverage and magnitude of expected wintry precip should be expected through the week. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation is likely, especially over the northern half of Arkansas this afternoon and tonight. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk. 233
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 2:32 PM CST, 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
232 PM CST Sun Mar 6 2022
ARZ007-014>016-024-062100-
Stone AR-Independence AR-Sharp AR-Izard AR-Cleburne AR-
232 PM CST Sun Mar 6 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Stone,
northwestern Independence, southeastern Izard, north central Cleburne
and southwestern Sharp Counties through 300 PM CST...
At 232 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Croker, or 10 miles southeast of Mountain View,
moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Batesville... Mountain View...
Cushman... Mount Pleasant...
Sidney... Gid...
Stella... Croker...
Bethesda... Guion...
Ben... Luber...
Marcella... Zion...
Pfeiffer... Lafferty...
Sandtown... Saint James...
Sage...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for north central
Arkansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3567 9204 3579 9213 3611 9174 3581 9155
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 240DEG 49KT 3578 9197
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
230Special weather statement, Mar 6, 2:39 PM CST, 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
239 PM CST Sun Mar 6 2022
ARZ025-033-034-062115-
White AR-Woodruff AR-Jackson AR-
239 PM CST Sun Mar 6 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Woodruff,
southeastern Jackson and east central White Counties through 315 PM
CST...
At 238 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Augusta, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Augusta... Tupelo...
McFadden... Beedeville...
Weldon... Shoffner...
Ingleside... Fitzhugh...
This includes US Highway 67 between mile markers 72 and 78.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for eastern and
central Arkansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3519 9138 3525 9147 3555 9130 3540 9104
3538 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 216DEG 36KT 3528 9136
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
230Special weather statement, Mar 6, 3:10 PM CST, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
310 PM CST Sun Mar 6 2022
ARZ037-040-062145-
Polk AR-Scott AR-
310 PM CST Sun Mar 6 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Polk and
Scott Counties through 345 PM CST...
At 310 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Queen Wilhelmina State Park, or near Mena, moving northeast at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Mena... Waldron...
Beauchamp... Queen Wilhelmina State Park...
Mountain Fork... Polk County Fairgrounds...
Mena Intermountain Airport... Acorn...
Rocky... Winfield...
Hon... Cedar Creek...
Y City... Rich Mountain...
Needmore... Boles...
Parks... Eagleton...
Shady Grove... Elm Park...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for western
Arkansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3508 9415 3507 9414 3506 9414 3506 9411
3477 9371 3471 9385 3471 9387 3470 9387
3452 9429 3464 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 223DEG 39KT 3464 9430
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
230The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Izard | 28 min |
| Mar 6, 2:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Woodruff | 36 min |
| Mar 6, 3:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Scott | 35 min |
| Mar 6, 4:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lawrence | 24 min |
| Mar 6, 4:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan | 52 min |
| Mar 6, 5:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Pope | 42 min |
| Mar 6, 5:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Lawrence, Randolph | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 5:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pope, Searcy, Van Buren | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 5:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LZK | Pope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren | 48 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.