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Tornado Warning 55, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 30, 2022Monroe County, Prairie County, Woodruff County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2022, 6:53 PM CDT for Monroe County, Prairie County, Woodruff County, Arkansas. It was in force for 37 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 30, 2022, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2022, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Monroe County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Woodruff County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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 30, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 126 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: 148 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -401 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 887 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 265 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 342 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 30, 6:29 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 6:29 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 3:56 AM CDT, 14 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
356 AM CDT Sat Apr 30 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-
237-238-240-241-313-340-341-011000-
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-
356 AM CDT Sat Apr 30 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A cold front will drop southeast into the state today...with
chances for showers and thunderstorms increasing across much of
the state. Some strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible
across central into eastern sections of the state this afternoon
and early evening. Large hail will be the primary threat expected
with the strongest storms...along with damaging winds. A brief
tornado or two could also be seen...along with locally heavy
rainfall possible. Expect the threat for hazardous weather to
become low late tonight into Sunday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday Through Friday

Expect no hazardous weather for Sunday. However, it will become
unsettled in the coming days, with rounds of showers and
thunderstorms Monday into Tuesday, and Thursday into Friday. Areas
of heavy rain are expected, especially in northern and central
sections of the state. The forecast calls for two to three inches
of precipitation from Little Rock northward. There could be flash
flooding in places.

Several tributaries are already swollen, including the Black, Cache,
Ouachita, and lower White Rivers. Given the possibility of heavy
rain, flooding along these rivers should continue, and water levels
may go up even more.

At this time, it appears any severe weather will be isolated in
the coming days.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.

&&

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 5:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 5:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 5:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 6:11 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 6:22 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 6:25 PM CDT, 28 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 30, 3:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson, Logan	28 min
Apr 30, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark	23 min
Apr 30, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Garland	23 min
Apr 30, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Hot Spring	31 min
Apr 30, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark	33 min
Apr 30, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring	42 min
Apr 30, 4:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Saline	24 min
Apr 30, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White	38 min
Apr 30, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Grant	32 min
Apr 30, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Saline	30 min
Apr 30, 5:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas	35 min
Apr 30, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Clark	29 min
Apr 30, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, White	34 min
Apr 30, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	46 min
Apr 30, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Saline	28 min
Apr 30, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Hot Spring, Saline	40 min
Apr 30, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Lonoke, Prairie, White, Woodruff	48 min
Apr 30, 6:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LZK	Grant, Saline	29 min
Apr 30, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Ouachita	35 min
Apr 30, 6:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Prairie	27 min
Apr 30, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Ouachita	28 min
Apr 30, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Grant, Jefferson, Pulaski, Saline	52 min

Nearby

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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.