Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 21, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2023, 5:53 PM CST for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2023, 5:53 PM CST (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2023, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Garland County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Saline County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:31 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -361 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 798 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
362
WFUS54 KLZK 012353
TORLZK
ARC051-059-097-125-020045-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0021.230301T2353Z-230302T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
553 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Garland County in central Arkansas...
West central Saline County in central Arkansas...
Southeastern Montgomery County in western Arkansas...
Northeastern Hot Spring County in southwestern Arkansas...
* Until 645 PM CST.
* At 552 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Mount Ida, moving east at 60 mph. This
storm has a history of producing up to two inch hail as well, most
recently in Mount Ida.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Hot Springs... Hot Springs Village...
Mount Ida... Mountain Pine...
Lonsdale... Hot Springs Memorial Field...
Meyers... Jessieville...
Lake Ouachita State Park... Rockwell...
Hot Springs National Park... Mauldin...
Avant... Magnet Cove...
Oaklawn Racetrack... Sunshine...
Royal... Lena Landing Rec Area...
Gulpha Gorge... Hempwallace...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3440 9361 3448 9367 3459 9367 3476 9285
3443 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 261DEG 51KT 3450 9355
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
722 follow-up statements
538
WWUS54 KLZK 020002
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
602 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023
ARC051-059-097-125-020045-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230302T0045Z/
Garland AR-Saline AR-Montgomery AR-Hot Spring AR-
602 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR
GARLAND...WEST CENTRAL SALINE...EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND
NORTHEASTERN HOT SPRING COUNTIES...
At 602 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Meyers, or 15 miles east of Mount Ida, moving east
at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hot Springs... Hot Springs Village...
Mountain Pine... Lonsdale...
Hot Springs Memorial Field... Meyers...
Jessieville... Lake Ouachita State Park...
Rockwell... Hot Springs National Park...
Avant... Magnet Cove...
Oaklawn Racetrack... Crystal Springs Landing...
Sunshine... Mountain Valley...
Royal... Lena Landing Rec Area...
Silver... Lake Catherine State Park...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3441 9347 3451 9353 3462 9350 3476 9285
3443 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 265DEG 48KT 3450 9337
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
72150
WWUS54 KLZK 020015
SVSLZK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
615 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023
ARC051-059-097-125-020025-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230302T0045Z/
Garland AR-Saline AR-Montgomery AR-Hot Spring AR-
615 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR GARLAND...WEST CENTRAL SALINE...EAST
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN HOT SPRING COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
small hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central,
western and southwestern Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3441 9347 3451 9353 3462 9350 3476 9285
3443 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 261DEG 51KT 3453 9314
$$
72The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 8:29 PM CST | Flood Watch | LZK | Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland and 36 more | 63 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:26 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Yell | 5 days |
| Mar 1, 9:28 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Perry | 6 days |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LZK | Independence, Jackson, Lawrence | 44 days |
| Mar 1, 2:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell | 21 min |
| Mar 1, 3:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 4:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 4:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Polk | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 5:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Yell | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Montgomery, Polk | 44 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.