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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Little Rock, AR

January 2, 2023Desha County, Drew County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2023, 9:39 PM CST for Desha County, Drew County, Arkansas. It was in force for 36 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: Jan 2, 2023, 9:39 PM CST (03:39 UTC)
Expired: Jan 2, 2023, 10:15 PM CST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 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
Jan 2, 6:29 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 188 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: 858 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 374 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 381 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.8
Supercell composite: 10.7

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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 Jan 2, 5:32 PM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 5:32 PM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 2:11 PM CST, 7 hours 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
211 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

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-
237-238-240-241-313-340-341-031100-
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-
211 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Strong and severe thunderstorms will be possible today and
tonight as a storm system affects the region. All modes of severe
weather will be possible. There is also the potential for heavy
rainfall, which may lead to localized flooding. The greatest
potential for flooding appears to be across the southeast half of
Arkansas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms will be tapering off across eastern
Arkansas Tuesday morning. Otherwise, the remainder of the period
will see little in the way of active weather.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon and
tonight. Spotters are urged to monitor the latest forecast and
relay any severe weather reports to the National Weather Service
in Little Rock.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 2, 4:13 PM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 2, 5:46 PM CST, 3 hours 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 2, 6:43 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 8:08 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 9:25 PM CST, 14 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
Jan 2, 6:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Prairie, White, Woodruff	18 min
Jan 2, 7:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	42 min
Jan 2, 7:30 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LZK	Independence, Jackson, Lawrence	4 days
Jan 2, 7:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Desha, Drew	28 min
Jan 2, 8:08 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha	37 min
Jan 2, 9:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln	50 min
Jan 2, 9:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Montgomery	35 min
Jan 2, 9:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln	48 min
Jan 2, 9:55 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Pulaski, Saline	3 hr
Jan 2, 9:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln	34 min
Jan 2, 10:12 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln	7 hr
Jan 2, 10:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Monroe	37 min
Jan 2, 10:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln	46 min
Jan 2, 10:36 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LZK	Desha	12 min
Jan 2, 10:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Monroe	23 min
Jan 2, 10:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln and 2 more	48 min
Jan 2, 10:59 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita	3 hr
Jan 2, 11:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun	33 min
Jan 2, 11:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	White	38 min
Jan 2, 11:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe	37 min
Jan 2, 11:47 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Bradley, Drew, Lincoln	28 min
Jan 3, 12:09 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe	5 hr
Jan 3, 12:22 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha, Drew	38 min
Jan 3, 12:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln	44 min
Jan 3, 12:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Jackson	27 min
Jan 3, 1:03 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	27 min
Jan 3, 1:19 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha	26 min
Jan 3, 1:26 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Johnson	34 min
Jan 3, 1:45 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Clark, Dallas, Ouachita	3 hr
Jan 3, 1:52 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita	5 hr
Jan 3, 3:07 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe	38 min
Jan 3, 3:20 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Monroe, Prairie	43 min
Jan 3, 3:34 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Woodruff	26 min
Jan 3, 5:00 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Desha, Drew and 4 more	3 hr
Jan 3, 6:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	23 min
Jan 3, 7:21 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LZK	Desha	99 min
Jan 3, 7:49 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LZK	Saline	12 hr
Jan 3, 11:02 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LZK	Calhoun, Ouachita	72 hr
Jan 3, 11:04 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LZK	White, Woodruff	8 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.