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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 16, 2022Garland County, Montgomery County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2022, 5:12 AM CDT for Garland County, Montgomery County, Arkansas. It was in force for 33 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: Apr 16, 2022, 5:12 AM CDT (10:12 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2022, 5:45 AM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.5 in

Counties Garland County, AR, Montgomery County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:13 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 31, 10:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	353 days
Apr 16, 1:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 263 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1324 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 230 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 369 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.9

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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 Apr 16, 3:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 3:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 3:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
359 AM CDT Sat Apr 16 2022

ARZ004>008-014>017-024-025-031>034-039-042>047-052>057-062>069-
103-112-113-121>123-130-137-138-140-141-203-212-213-221>223-230-
237-238-240-241-313-340-341-170900-
Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Randolph-Stone-Izard-Independence-
Lawrence-Cleburne-Jackson-Conway-Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Perry-
Garland-Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-Clark-
Hot Spring-Grant-Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln-
Desha-Ouachita-Calhoun-Bradley-Drew-Boone County Except Southwest-
Newton County Higher Elevations-Searcy County Lower Elevations-
Southern Johnson County-Southern Pope County-
Southeast Van Buren County-Western and Northern Logan County-
Northern Scott County-Northwest Yell County-
Polk County Lower Elevations-
Central and Eastern Montgomery County-
Boone County Higher Elevations-Newton County Lower Elevations-
Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations-
Johnson County Higher Elevations-Pope County Higher Elevations-
Van Buren County Higher Elevations-
Southern and Eastern Logan County-
Central and Southern Scott County-Yell Excluding Northwest-
Northern Polk County Higher Elevations-
Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher Elevations-
Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations-
Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
359 AM CDT Sat Apr 16 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms are anticipated throughout the day. The
main threats associated with this morning's severe thunderstorms
are large hail and damaging winds. The main threats associated
with severe thunderstorms this afternoon/evening will be primarily
damaging winds, large hail, and an isolated tornado cannot be
ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday Through Friday

Showers and thunderstorms remain possible on Sunday. However, the
greatest opportunity for isolated strong to severe thunderstorms
will be across southern Arkansas. Severe thunderstorms on Sunday
will have the main threats of damaging winds, large hail, and an
isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation may be needed for today and tomorrow.

&&

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 2:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 16, 5:05 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 16, 5:07 AM CDT, 5 minutes before

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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
Apr 15, 7:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	LZK	Fulton, Izard, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp	51 min
Apr 15, 7:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	LZK	Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp	45 min
Apr 15, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson, White, Woodruff	40 min
Apr 15, 9:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Fulton	25 min
Apr 15, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Randolph	41 min
Apr 15, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Randolph	30 min
Apr 16, 2:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Scott	46 min
Apr 16, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Logan	32 min
Apr 16, 3:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Scott, Yell	23 min
Apr 16, 3:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Scott, Yell	14 min
Apr 16, 3:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Scott, Yell	37 min
Apr 16, 4:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell	46 min
Apr 16, 4:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Polk, Scott	32 min
Apr 16, 4:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Scott, Yell	20 min
Apr 16, 4:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Polk, Scott, Yell	47 min
Apr 16, 5:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Boone	38 min
Apr 16, 5:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry and 3 more	50 min
Apr 16, 6:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan	42 min
Apr 16, 6:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Garland, Hot Spring	50 min
Apr 16, 6:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Logan	22 min
Apr 16, 7:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring	39 min
Apr 16, 7:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun	36 min
Apr 16, 7:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Drew	43 min
Apr 16, 7:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Scott	41 min
Apr 16, 7:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	51 min
Apr 16, 7:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas	30 min
Apr 16, 7:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Logan, Scott, Yell	52 min
Apr 16, 7:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita	50 min
Apr 16, 7:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Dallas, Ouachita	28 min
Apr 16, 7:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Drew	46 min
Apr 16, 8:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Drew	32 min
Apr 16, 8:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Scott, Yell	43 min
Apr 16, 8:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Drew	22 min
Apr 16, 8:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland	44 min
Apr 16, 8:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Garland, Montgomery	42 min
Apr 16, 9:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Drew	44 min
Apr 16, 9:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson	25 min
Apr 16, 9:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland, Hot Spring	25 min
Apr 16, 9:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Scott	37 min
Apr 16, 9:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Drew	20 min
Apr 16, 9:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Montgomery, Scott, Yell	44 min
Apr 16, 10:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring	28 min
Apr 16, 10:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland	37 min
Apr 16, 10:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Cleveland	28 min
Apr 16, 10:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland	27 min
Apr 16, 10:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Hot Spring	3 hr
Apr 16, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Hot Spring	32 min
Apr 16, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Hot Spring	34 min
Apr 16, 6:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Hot Spring	42 hr

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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.