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Tornado Warning 82, NWS Little Rock, AR

November 5, 2022Arkansas County, Desha County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2022, 1:05 AM CDT for Arkansas County, Desha County, Arkansas. It was in force for 25 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
Nov 5, 2022, 1:05 AM CDT (06:05 UTC)
Expired
Nov 5, 2022, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Arkansas County, AR, Desha County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 4, 10:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 2022-11-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 92 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 2022-11-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 294 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
92 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
886 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
294 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
360 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.3

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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 Nov 5, 12:26 AM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 12:26 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 4, 2:41 PM CDT, 10 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
241 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 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-
237-238-240-241-313-340-341-051000-
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-
241 PM CDT Fri Nov 4 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorms will increase from the west this evening and move
across Arkansas through early Saturday morning. Tornadoes, large
hail, and widespread damaging winds will be possible with the
highest tornado threat over west-central and southwest Arkansas.
Storms will diminish before sunrise on Saturday.

Strong non-thunderstorm winds are also likely tonight, mainly for
the eastern half of the area. Sustained speeds up to 25 mph and
gusts to 45 mph will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A warm front will lift to the north late Sunday night and into
Monday with a few thunderstorms possible. No other hazardous
weather is expected through the period.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon through early
Saturday morning.

&&

Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 4, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLogan, Scott22 min
Nov 4, 7:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLogan47 min
Nov 4, 7:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKMontgomery, Pike, Polk41 min
Nov 4, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Newton40 min
Nov 4, 7:50 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKJohnson, Logan40 min
Nov 4, 7:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKBoone17 min
Nov 4, 7:58 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLZKMontgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell47 min
Nov 4, 8:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKLogan, Scott3 hr
Nov 4, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion52 min
Nov 4, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKPike49 min
Nov 4, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren48 min
Nov 4, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Marion, Newton, Searcy46 min
Nov 4, 8:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKJohnson, Logan, Newton3 hr
Nov 4, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLogan, Montgomery, Perry, Scott, Yell49 min
Nov 4, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike31 min
Nov 4, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Marion, Pope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren52 min
Nov 4, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGarland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline49 min
Nov 4, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Perry, Pope, Searcy, Stone, Van Buren and 1 more42 min
Nov 4, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Hot Spring, Ouachita, Pike50 min
Nov 4, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion49 min
Nov 4, 9:53 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton14 min
Nov 4, 9:54 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKClark, Dallas, Hot Spring32 min
Nov 4, 10:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Garland, Hot Spring, Perry, Pulaski and 1 more42 min
Nov 4, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Izard, Searcy and 3 more40 min
Nov 4, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKClark, Cleveland, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring and 4 more52 min
Nov 4, 10:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKGrant, Hot Spring, Saline28 min
Nov 4, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKFaulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline, White48 min
Nov 4, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence and 4 more43 min
Nov 4, 11:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski and 1 more40 min
Nov 4, 11:09 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLZKLonoke, Pulaski, Saline23 min
Nov 4, 11:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson and 1 more45 min
Nov 4, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie, White, Woodruff38 min
Nov 4, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff46 min
Nov 5, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, White, Woodruff50 min
Nov 5, 12:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Monroe, Prairie, Woodruff51 min
Nov 5, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas, Bradley, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and 2 more49 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.