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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Little Rock, AR

March 6, 2022Fulton County, Randolph County, Sharp County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Mar 6, 2022, 11:46 PM CST for Fulton County, Randolph County, Sharp County, Arkansas. It was in force for 29 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, 11:46 PM CST (05:46 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2022, 12:15 AM CST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Fulton County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Sharp County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 31, 10:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC353 days
Mar 6, 7:58 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 212 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2022-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 449 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2022-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 249 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
449 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1244 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
381 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
16.6

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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, 11:13 PM CST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 11:13 PM CST, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 9:27 AM CST, 14 hours 19 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.

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 6, 9:26 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
926 PM CST SUN MAR 06 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE DALTON             36.40N  91.12W
03/06/2022                   RANDOLPH           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO
            POULTRY HOUSES AND TWO STRUCTURES.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LZK2200255

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 6:27 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKBaxter, Izard, Searcy, Stone63 min
Mar 6, 7:23 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKIzard, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp49 min
Mar 6, 7:55 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKBoone20 min
Mar 6, 7:59 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKLawrence, Randolph, Sharp28 min
Mar 6, 8:29 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBoone31 min
Mar 6, 8:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott34 min
Mar 6, 9:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKNewton39 min
Mar 6, 9:08 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBoone37 min
Mar 6, 9:18 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKMarion14 min
Mar 6, 9:27 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott11 min
Mar 6, 9:29 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKBoone, Marion, Newton, Searcy30 min
Mar 6, 9:30 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPolk30 min
Mar 6, 9:37 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKMarion23 min
Mar 6, 9:51 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKBaxter, Marion16 min
Mar 6, 9:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKScott, Yell38 min
Mar 6, 9:57 PM CSTTornado WarningLZKBaxter, Marion, Searcy33 min
Mar 6, 10:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren25 min
Mar 6, 10:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Perry, Pope, Yell35 min
Mar 6, 10:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Izard, Searcy, Stone29 min
Mar 6, 10:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKIzard, Stone33 min
Mar 6, 10:59 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKConway31 min
Mar 6, 11:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKSharp29 min
Mar 6, 11:36 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKGarland24 min
Mar 7, 12:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKRandolph32 min
Mar 7, 12:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun, Dallas, Ouachita26 min
Mar 7, 12:35 AM CSTTornado WarningLZKCalhoun, Cleveland, Dallas25 min
Mar 7, 12:59 AM CSTTornado WarningLZKCleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln31 min
Mar 7, 1:04 AM CSTTornado WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun26 min
Mar 7, 1:23 AM CSTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln52 min
Mar 7, 1:23 AM CSTTornado WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Cleveland37 min
Mar 7, 1:42 AM CSTTornado WarningLZKBradley, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln33 min
Mar 7, 1:54 AM CSTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe51 min
Mar 7, 2:09 AM CSTTornado WarningLZKDesha, Lincoln36 min
Mar 7, 2:34 AM CSTTornado WarningLZKArkansas, Desha, Lincoln30 min
Mar 7, 3:35 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas, Lincoln25 min
Mar 7, 9:47 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLZKRandolph6 days

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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.