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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Little Rock, AR

March 11, 20266 counties in Arkansas

NWS Little Rock, AR issued this tornado warning at Mar 11, 2026, 6:52 AM CDT for 6 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 38 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: Mar 11, 2026, 6:52 AM CDT (11:52 UTC)
Expired: Mar 11, 2026, 7:30 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Little Rock, AR
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Calhoun County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Ouachita County, AR

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:54 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 nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 205 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: 1601 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 992 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 221 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.3
Supercell composite: 10.9

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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 Mar 11, 6:08 AM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 6:08 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 11, 1:26 AM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
126 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

ARZ130-137-138-140-141-230-237-238-240-241-340-341-110715-
Northwest Yell County AR-Northern Scott County AR-
Western and Northern Logan County AR-
Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations AR-
Yell Excluding Northwest AR-Polk County Lower Elevations AR-
Central and Southern Scott County AR-
Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations AR-
Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations AR-
Southern and Eastern Logan County AR-
Northern Polk County Higher Elevations AR-
Central and Eastern Montgomery County AR-
126 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Logan, Scott, Polk,
southwestern Yell and northern Montgomery Counties through 215 AM CDT
...

At 126 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles west of Beauchamp to near Mena to near
Hartley. Movement was northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Mena...                           Booneville...
Waldron...                        Paris...
Mansfield...                      Magazine...
Wickes...                         Subiaco...
Grannis...                        Hatfield...
Oden...                           Ratcliff...
Blue Mountain...                  Vandervoort...
Beauchamp...                      Little Missouri Falls Recreatio...
Bard Springs Recreation Area...   Mauldin...
Muddy Creek WMA...                Mimosa...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for western
Arkansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3493 9445 3496 9437 3495 9434 3497 9424
      3506 9423 3506 9425 3510 9414 3514 9414
      3514 9403 3523 9403 3523 9392 3532 9392
      3531 9381 3537 9381 3525 9355 3473 9340
      3435 9394 3436 9425 3419 9426 3456 9446
TIME...MOT...LOC 0626Z 219DEG 54KT 3480 9439 3463 9418 3439 9414

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Special weather statement, Mar 11, 2:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
214 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

ARZ039-122-130-137-138-230-237-238-110800-
Northwest Yell County AR-Northern Scott County AR-Perry AR-
Western and Northern Logan County AR-Yell Excluding Northwest AR-
Central and Southern Scott County AR-Southern Pope County AR-
Southern and Eastern Logan County AR-
214 AM CDT Wed Mar 11 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Logan,
northwestern Perry, east central Scott, Yell and southwestern Pope
Counties through 300 AM CDT
...

At 213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gravelly, or 18 miles east of Waldron, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Russellville...                   Danville...
Dardanelle...                     Ola...
London...                         Stonehouse Recreation Area...
Lake Dardanelle State Park...     Mt Nebo State Park...
Gravelly...                       Fourche Valley...
Plainview in Yell County...       Petit Jean River WMA...
Mosley...                         Lake Dardanelle...
Belleville...                     Havana...
Casa...                           Aplin...
Corinth...                        Birta...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for western and
central Arkansas.

&&

LAT...LON 3477 9383 3490 9391 3535 9324 3497 9296
TIME...MOT...LOC 0713Z 237DEG 43KT 3488 9377

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Mar 11, 5:58 AM CDT, 54 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
Mar 11, 12:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Polk	47 min
Mar 11, 1:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Scott	49 min
Mar 11, 2:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Johnson, Logan, Newton, Pope	53 min
Mar 11, 2:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Boone, Newton	50 min
Mar 11, 2:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Yell	46 min
Mar 11, 2:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LZK	Perry, Pope, Yell	48 min
Mar 11, 2:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Newton and 1 more	34 min
Mar 11, 5:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Dallas, Ouachita	32 min
Mar 11, 6:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Bradley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita	49 min
Mar 11, 7:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson	43 min
Mar 11, 7:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Lonoke	44 min
Mar 11, 7:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln	51 min
Mar 11, 7:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LZK	Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie	10 min
Mar 11, 7:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Monroe, Prairie	46 min
Mar 11, 8:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Arkansas	46 min
Mar 11, 9:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LZK	Desha, Drew	50 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.