Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Watches in 2023
Tornado Watch 121
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Apr 5, 2023, 1:32 AM CDT for 29 counties in Arkansas; 15 counties in Illinois; 21 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2023, 1:32 AM CDT (06:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2023, 11:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 2 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 65 counties
Baxter County, AR, Clay County, AR, Cleburne County, AR, Conway County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Garland County, AR, Greene County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Marion County, AR, Perry County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Pope County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Saline County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Sharp County, AR, Stone County, AR, Van Buren County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, Yell County, AR, Alexander County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, Howell County, MO, Iron County, MO, Madison County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Oregon County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Perry County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Scott County, MO, Shannon County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 60%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 40%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 50%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 20%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 40%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 30%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 80%
Warnings issued inside it
54 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Oregon | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 1:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Izard, Stone | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Pope, Van Buren | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Carter, Ripley, Wayne | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 2:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Carter, Ripley | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 2:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon | 9 min |
| Apr 5, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Stone, Van Buren | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 2:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Fulton, Izard, Sharp | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 2:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Stone, Van Buren | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 2:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Butler, Carter, Wayne | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 2:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Fulton, Sharp | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry, Wayne | 21 min |
| Apr 5, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lawrence, Randolph | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 2:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Izard, Stone | 19 min |
| Apr 5, 2:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Randolph, Sharp | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 3:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Oregon | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 3:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Ripley | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 3:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Wayne | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 3:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Independence, Izard, Sharp, Stone | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 3:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison | 12 min |
| Apr 5, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 3:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 3:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Butler, Ripley | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 4:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 4:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Perry, Union and 1 more | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 4:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Union, Williamson | 15 min |
| Apr 5, 6:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Boone, Marion, Newton | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Ozark, Taney | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 6:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Boone, Marion | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 6:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark | 21 min |
| Apr 5, 7:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Newton, Pope | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 7:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Wright | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 7:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Pope, Yell | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 8:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Van Buren | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 8:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott, Yell | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 8:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 8:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Johnson, Logan, Perry, Pope and 3 more | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 8:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Iron, Reynolds | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 8:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Logan, Scott, Yell | 11 min |
| Apr 5, 8:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Marion, Searcy | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dent, Howell, Shannon, Texas | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 9:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Monroe, Randolph, Saint Clair | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 9:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Izard, Pope, Searcy, Stone and 1 more | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 9:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 9:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Shannon | 21 min |
| Apr 5, 10:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 10:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 10:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Jefferson, Lonoke, Pulaski | 17 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 8:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia and 19 more | 119 min |
| Apr 5, 12:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Cross and 25 more | 94 min |
| Apr 5, 2:03 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Conway, Izard, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren | 87 min |
| Apr 5, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington | 10 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Garland, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Little River and 10 more | 95 min |
| Apr 5, 4:54 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Hempstead and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Marion | 95 min |
| Apr 5, 8:44 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Baxter, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:51 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene and 9 more | 84 min |
| Apr 4, 7:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Livingston, McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 96 min |
| Apr 4, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Mercer, Rock Island | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Bond, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Cass and 48 more | 93 min |
| Apr 5, 3:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson, Union, Williamson | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Christian and 59 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crawford, Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash | 86 min |
| Apr 5, 9:09 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Jefferson, Meade and 2 more | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 9:25 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boone, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Franklin, Gallatin and 13 more | 84 min |
| Apr 5, 12:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Butler, Casey and 18 more | 84 min |
| Apr 5, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bracken, Grant, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 42 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 29 more | 85 min |
| Apr 5, 5:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott and 22 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 8:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Putnam, Schuyler | 86 min |
| Apr 5, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barton, Bates, Benton, Cass, Cedar, Chariton and 14 more | 4 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.