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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Little Rock, AR

April 28, 2024Boone County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2024, 10:13 PM CDT for Boone County, Arkansas. It was in force for 33 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
Apr 28, 2024, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2024, 10:46 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Boone County, AR

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:11 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 nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 87 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2024-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 254 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2024-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 272 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
254 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
606 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
272 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

As transmitted.

899 
WFUS54 KLZK 290313
TORLZK
ARC009-290400-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0021.240429T0313Z-240429T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1013 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Boone County in north central Arkansas...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1013 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Osage, or 13 miles southeast of
  Berryville, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size 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...
  Harrison...                       Bergman...
  Omaha...                          Myrtle...
  Red Bank...                       Capps...
  Alpena...                         Batavia...
  Bear Creek Springs...             Hopewell in Boone County...
  Burlington...                     Ridgeway...

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 3629 9296 3618 9330 3639 9330 3646 9320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 227DEG 29KT 3623 9340 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements
372 
WWUS54 KLZK 290326
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1026 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

ARC009-290400-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240429T0400Z/
Boone AR-
1026 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTY...

At 1026 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Carrollton, or 10 miles west of Harrison, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size 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...
Omaha...                          Myrtle...
Alpena...                         Bear Creek Springs...
Hopewell in Boone County...       Burlington...
Ridgeway...                       

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 3633 9302 3624 9330 3639 9330 3646 9320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 227DEG 29KT 3630 9330 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

70
111 
WWUS54 KLZK 290346
SVSLZK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1046 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

ARC009-290356-
/O.CAN.KLZK.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240429T0400Z/
Boone AR-
1046 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3633 9302 3624 9330 3639 9330 3646 9320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 227DEG 29KT 3641 9315 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 8:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKScott34 min
Apr 28, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun, Clark, Dallas, Ouachita42 min
Apr 28, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLogan, Scott36 min
Apr 28, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLogan, Scott35 min
Apr 28, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita31 min
Apr 28, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Lincoln64 min
Apr 28, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLZKLogan47 min
Apr 28, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJohnson, Logan35 min
Apr 28, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKNewton33 min
Apr 28, 10:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas, Desha, Drew, Lincoln34 min
Apr 28, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone19 min
Apr 28, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKNewton42 min
Apr 28, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLogan37 min
Apr 28, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKArkansas, Desha28 min
Apr 28, 11:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKLonoke24 min
Apr 28, 11:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFaulkner35 min
Apr 29, 10:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLZKIndependence, Jackson, Lawrence4 days
Apr 29, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKJohnson45 min
Apr 29, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKScott45 min
Apr 29, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPolk, Scott10 min
Apr 29, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKPope31 min
Apr 29, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKConway33 min
Apr 29, 6:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKConway33 min
Apr 29, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Faulkner, Perry47 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.