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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Little Rock, AR

May 7, 2024Johnson County, Newton County, Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2024, 3:10 AM CDT for Johnson County, Newton County, Arkansas. It was in force for 35 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
May 7, 2024, 3:10 AM CDT (08:10 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2024, 3:45 AM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Little Rock, AR
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Johnson County, AR, Newton County, AR

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:12 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
May 6, 10:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 2024-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1078 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2024-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 179 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1078 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
884 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
302 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
13.8

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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 May 6, 6:37 PM CDT, 8 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 6:37 PM CDT, 8 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 2:36 PM CDT, 12 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
236 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

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-
237-238-240-241-313-340-341-071000-
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-
236 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible
through this evening across portions of southern and western
Arkansas. A few storms could produce heavy downpours, gusty winds
and some small hail.

Around midnight a line of strong to severe thunderstorms is
expected to move into portions of west and northwest Arkansas.
These storms will move east through sunrise and will be capable of
producing damaging winds gusts, hail, heavy downpours and perhaps
a couple of tornadoes. This activity is expected to weaken as it
moves east.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Chances for severe weather will increase Wednesday into Wednesday
night with all modes of severe weather possible, including very
large hail and isolated tornadoes. Locally heavy downpours may
lead to spotty flash flooding.

Hit and miss showers and storms will linger on Thursday before
cooler, drier, and more seasonal air returns Friday into the
weekend.

.Spotter Information Statement...

Spotter activation is not expected.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 1:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBoone, Newton32 min
May 7, 3:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBoone, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Pope, Yell48 min
May 7, 3:26 AM CDTTornado WarningLZKJohnson, Logan8 min
May 7, 3:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKConway, Johnson, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Stone and 1 more49 min
May 7, 3:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKBoone, Marion, Searcy31 min
May 7, 4:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Boone, Marion, Searcy41 min
May 7, 4:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Independence, Izard, Searcy and 3 more31 min
May 7, 5:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBaxter, Fulton, Izard31 min
May 7, 5:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKCleburne, Independence30 min
May 7, 5:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLZKFulton30 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.