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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Little Rock, AR
NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Apr 20, 2025, 2:46 PM CDT for Logan County, Scott County, Yell County, Arkansas. It was in force for 20 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
- Apr 20, 2025, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2025, 3:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Little Rock, AR
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Logan County, AR, Scott County, AR, Yell County, AR
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 12:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 283 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
- 324 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 416 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
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 Apr 20, 12:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 12:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Little Rock AR 212 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025 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- 237-238-240-241-313-340-341-211000- 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- 212 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a Large Part of Arkansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this morning over far northwestern portions of the area as a warm front lifts north over the area. Damaging winds and a brief tornado are the primary threats this morning...with maybe some marginally severe hail. Some areas of heavy rainfall could also be seen this morning...which may result in an increased threat for flash and river flooding. A break will be seen later this morning into the early afternoon hours. However...more thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight as a cold front moves east across the state. There will be an increased threat for severe thunderstorms...with damaging and a few tornadoes the primary threats. A few thunderstorms could also produce large hail as well. The best chances for seeing severe weather will be across the northwestern half of the area this afternoon and evening. Locally heavy rainfall could also result in an isolated flash flood threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday The threat for severe weather will become low by Monday morning as the storm system exits the state. However...more thunderstorms will be possible for the middle to latter half of next week...but the threat for organized severe weather looks uncertain at this time. .Spotter Information Statement... Spotter activation may be needed through tonight. && Visit NWS Little Rock on the web. Go to http://weather.gov/lzk.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 20, 8:54 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Little Rock, AR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Logan | 23 min |
| Apr 20, 6:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan | 25 min |
| Apr 20, 7:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Newton | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 8:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Newton | 28 min |
| Apr 20, 8:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Boone | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Polk, Scott | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Polk, Scott | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Johnson, Logan, Polk, Scott, Yell | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Montgomery, Pike | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Boone, Johnson, Newton, Pope | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Pike and 3 more | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Johnson, Logan, Perry, Pope, Yell | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Boone, Marion | 32 min |
| Apr 20, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Pike and 2 more | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Johnson, Logan, Perry, Pope, Saline and 2 more | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Boone, Johnson, Marion, Newton, Pope and 2 more | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Montgomery, Perry, Saline | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring, Pike | 42 min |
| Apr 20, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Garland, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry and 3 more | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Stone, Van Buren and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Pope, Searcy and 2 more | 52 min |
| Apr 20, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Conway, Perry | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Perry, Saline | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland | 28 min |
| Apr 20, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Perry, Pulaski, Saline | 30 min |
| Apr 20, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Garland, Hot Spring | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring and 4 more | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Independence, Izard, Lonoke and 6 more | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Baxter, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Marion, Searcy and 3 more | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LZK | Dallas, Ouachita | 25 min |
| Apr 20, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Garland, Hot Spring, Saline | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring and 4 more | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lonoke and 6 more | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Fulton, Independence, Izard, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp and 1 more | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Pulaski, Saline | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline | 52 min |
| Apr 20, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, White | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, White | 29 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.